Legal Opinion

Diener v. McBeth (In Re Diener)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 21, 2012No. BAP CC-12-1093-KiNoPa; Bankruptcy 10-10042-RRPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCHER, Bankruptcy Judge.

Appellant, chapter 7 2 debtor Stephanie Diener (“Diener”), appeals an order from the bankruptcy court disallowing her claimed exemption for retirement funds she asserted constituted “spousal support” under Cal.Code Civ. PROC. (“CCP”) § 703.140(b)(10)(D). Although the bankruptcy court applied an incorrect standard of law, such error was harmless, and we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Diener and her former spouse, David Diener (“David”), were married in 1979. After twenty-eight years of marriage, the couple separated and ceased living…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. United States v. HinksonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. Shanks v. DresselCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. Retz v. Samson (In Re Retz)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. Winet v. PriceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  5. Continental Baking Co. v. KatzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. MacArthur Co. v. Cupit (In re Cupit)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2014
  2. In re PasheneeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · 2015
  3. Peterson v. Lusk (In re Lusk)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · 2018
  4. In re TarkanianUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2014
  5. In re GagowUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2018

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