Legal Opinion
In Re Abrams
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 23, 1981No. 15-00464PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
W. H. BECKERLEG, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case involves an issue which has never before been presented to the consideration of this court, namely, the power of the Bankruptcy Court to enter into a divorce proceeding involving two debtors under the provisions of Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
The facts as they appeared from the pleadings are the following:
1) On February 24, 1981, Rafael Ri-quelme Abrams filed a petition under the provisions of Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
2) Subsequently, as of March 26, 1981, Carmen G. Cabrera Maldonado, the debtor’s wife, filed her own…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. CronkhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Figueroa Ferrer v. Estado Libre AsociadoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1978
- Shiffman v. AskewDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1973
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Nixon MacHinery Co. v. Roy Energy, Inc. (In Re Nixon MacHinery Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1981