Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Larry Joe LONG, Debtor, Larry Joe LONG, Appellant, v. Penelope WEST, F/K/A Penelope West Long, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1986No. 85-2070PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arose in the context of a Chapter 13 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina. Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court held that the lump-sum alimony obligation of the debtor, Larry Joe Long, to the creditor, Penelope West, was for West’s support and maintenance and therefore that the obligation constituted a nondischargeable debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). We affirm.
The facts in the case are essentially undisputed. Long and West were married on September 22, 1979. In November 1981, West commenced a…
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