Legal Opinion
Sampson v. Sampson (In Re Sampson)
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 24, 1992No. 91-K-1451, Bankruptcy No. 90-16978 RJB, Adv. No. 91-1085 SBBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION ON APPEAL
KANE, Senior District Judge.
Ira Sampson, (“debtor” or “husband”) appeals an order of the bankruptcy court that denied discharge of a debt to his former wife, Katherine Sampson (“creditor” or “wife”) because it was in the “nature of alimony, maintenance or support” within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). I conclude that the bankruptcy court applied the wrong legal standard but nevertheless reached the correct result and therefor affirm its decision.
' I. Fads and Procedural History
Husband and wife divorced in Denver District Court in 1984 after a nine year…
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- Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,922 Nancy H. Shaver v. Peter Frank ShaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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- Ronald H. Boyle v. Catherine C. Boyle Donovan, Ronald H. Boyle, II and Robert E. BoyleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re SampsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Wedgle & Shpall, P.C. v. Ray (In Re Ray)District Court, D. Colorado · 1992
- Sampson v. SampsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Friedrich v. Friedrich (In Re Friedrich)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1993