Siegel v. Smith

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

ELFVIN, District Judge.

This appeal from a May 5, 1983 Order of Judge Beryl E. McGuire of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, raises the question whether a debtor’s obligation to pay counsel fees incurred by his spouse in connection with a separation agreement constitutes a non-dischargeable debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) when the husband and the wife have filed jointly for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Siegel has moved to dismiss this appeal on the ground that the appellants have failed to file a brief. Appellants,…