Smith v. Shurelds (In Re Shurelds)

DECISION AND ORDER

RICHARD L. SPEER, Bankruptcy Judge.

In the above captioned case, the Plaintiff seeks a determination that a marital debt owed to him by the Defendant/Debtor is a nondischargeable obligation in bankruptcy. The statutory ground upon which the Plaintiff relies for his complaint is 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(15) which generally excludes from the scope of a bankruptcy discharge those debts incurred during the course of a divorce or separation. Originally, on the Plaintiffs cause of action under this section, the Parties filed Cross Motions for Summary Judgment. These Motions, however,…