Shacter v. Shacter

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BLAIR, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court. The appellant is Bernard Shacter, and the appellee is Francine Shacter, formerly his wife. The appellant and the appellee were married in 1946, and in 1961 entered into a separation agreement, which provided in pertinent part that:

Husband shall pay to Wife for her support and maintenance, until she dies or remarries, the sum of Two Hundred Seventy-Five ($275.00) Dollars per month, beginning with the month of August, 1961.

In 1964, the parties were divorced. Because of the appellant’s failure to…