Bendetti v. Gunness (In Re Gunness)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KURTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The debtor filed an adversary proceeding against her husband’s ex-wife and the ex-wife’s family law attorney seeking a determination that the debt she owes to the husband’s ex-wife is dischargeable. The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of the debtor, holding that neither 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) 1 nor § 523(a)(15) apply to the debt. The ex-wife and her attorney appealed.
Because the debt lacks the requisite connection to “a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor ” (emphasis added), we agree with the bankruptcy court that §…
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