Eisen v. Linn (In Re Linn)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ABRAHAMS, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor appeals from a summary judgment excepting from discharge his liability to a court appointed attorney and psychiatrist for his minor child. We hold that these obligations cannot be excepted from discharge and reverse.
The facts are not disputed. During custody litigation between the debtor and his former wife, the state court appointed both an attorney and a psychiatrist for the debt- or’s son. Only the debtor was to be liable for their fees.
After the debtor filed bankruptcy, the doctor and the lawyer sued to except their claims from discharge under…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Gleason v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- In Re Theodore W. Spong, Debtor. Raymond J. Pauley v. Theodore W. SpongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- In Re John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman, Bankrupts. John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman v. Edgar F. Mann and Edna M. Mann, Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Wetmore v. MarkoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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