Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Robinson (In Re Robinson)
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided April 24, 1990No. 88-K-1795, Bankruptcy No. 88 B 3315 E, Adv. No. 88-J-516PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, Senior District Judge.
This bankruptcy appeal presents an interesting twist to the common problem of characterizing a marital debt as support or a property settlement for the purposes of dischargeability under § 523(a)(5). 1 In this case, Charlotte Robinson, the ex-wife of debtor Edward Earl Robinson, claimed that Mr. Robinson’s obligation to make payments on a note secured by a second deed of trust on the marital home and to hold her harmless from this obligation were in the nature of support and therefore nondis-chargeable. Unlike the majority of cases in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's Place, Debtor. Jo Ann Long Fka Jo Ann Calhoun v. Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's PlaceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Edward Elijah Williams, Debtor. Joyce Colleen Williams v. Edward Elijah WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,535 in Re Brian Tibbetts Yeates, Debtor. Paulette B. Yeates v. Brian Tibbetts YeatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Bartmann v. Maverick Tube Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- In Re Philip Kelley Goin, D/B/A Kelley's Auto Supply, Debtor. Philip Kelley Goin, D/B/A Kelley's Auto Supply v. Donna Jo RivesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Edward Earl Robinson, Debtor. Charlotte M. Robinson v. Edward Earl RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- Quiat v. Berger (In Re Vann)District Court, D. Colorado · 1992
- Reed v. Reed, No. Fa92 029 22 83 S (Dec. 12, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995