Legal Opinion
Church v. Hanft (In Re Hanft)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided March 20, 2002No. 19-12715PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARRY L. LESSEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether a debt based on a medical malpractice judgment is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) and § 523(a)(4).
On December 31, 1970, Donald Hanft was licensed to practice medicine in the State of Florida. Dr. Hanft renewed his license in 1973,1975, and 1977. Due to Ms failure to renew his license in December, 1979, Dr. Hanft’s medical license expired and became inactive pursuant to F.S. § 458.321. For the following ten years, Dr. Hanft practiced medicine with an inactive license. During the inactive period, Dr.…
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