Legal Opinion

In re: Traci Eileen Hoult

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided June 12, 2026No. 26-90018Unknown

1Opinion

SIGNED THIS: June 12, 2026 Peter W. Henderson Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS In re: TRACI EILEEN HOULT, Case No. 26-90018 Debtor. OPINION Traci Hoult owes her ex-spouse Justin Hefner $117,437.92 due to a judgment entered by a state court in their divorce case. Hoult has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13, and Hefner has filed a proof of claim in the amount of the judgment debt. He asserts that the debt is a domestic support obligation. Hoult disagrees and objects to the proof of claim. Although the judgment stems from the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. Wetmore v. MarkoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. Cooper v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  4. Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,674 in Re Edward J. Reines, Debtor. Carol Kolodziej v. Edward J. ReinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. In Re Marriage of McManamaIndiana Supreme Court · 1980

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