Legal Opinion
Cleda D. Bush v. Alvin G. Taylor and Barbara F. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1990No. 88-2145PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this case is whether Alvin G. Taylor, a debtor under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, is entitled to a discharge of his ongoing obligation under a state-court divorce decree to remit to his former wife one-half of the payments he receives under a pension plan. The Bankruptcy Court denied the discharge, on the grounds that the prospective obligation to turn over a percentage of the pension payments was not a “debt” subject to discharge, and, in any event, Taylor held his ex-wife’s portion of the pension only as a constructive trustee. The District Court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- In Re Earl William Teichman, Debtor. Barbara F. Teichman, Cross-Appellant v. Earl William Teichman, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,575 in Re Richard Laverne Chandler, Debtor. Richard Laverne Chandler v. Rachel ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Thomas v. Lyles (In Re Thomas)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1984
- Hall v. Hall (In Re Hall)District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1985
- Department of Revenue v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cleda D. Bush v. Alvin G. Taylor and Barbara F. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Arleaux v. Arleaux (In Re Arleaux)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Farrow v. Farrow (In Re Farrow)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1990
- Potter v. Potter (In Re Potter)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1993
- Dorfman v. Moorhous (In Re Moorhous)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
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