Legal Opinion
DuPhily v. DuPhily
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 15, 1985No. Civ.A. 85-190 CMWPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
John DuPhily and his wife, Jacqueline, appeal from an order of the Bankruptcy Court dated February 21, 1985, holding that arrearages for child support and attorney’s fees were non-dischargeable debts in bankruptcy. The issue on appeal is whether arrearages owed for the support of an illegitimate child of one of the debtors is a non-dischargeable debt within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(3) prior to that provision’s amendment in July of 1984.
Daniel Henshaw is the illegitimate son of John DuPhily and Georgina DuPhily. Despite the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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