Legal Opinion
Davis v. Cox (In Re Cox)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided February 22, 2002No. 19-10027PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES B. HAINES, JR., Chief Judge.
The matter pending before me on a stipulated record 1 requires harmonizing bankruptcy principles with state property rights, more particularly the property rights of divorcing spouses, insofar as possible. 2
Introduction
While a hotly-contested divorce proceeding was pending between Thomas Cox (“Cox”) and Laura Davis (“Davis”), Cox voluntarily initiated personal bankruptcy. I granted relief from stay so that Cox and Davis could litigate dissolution-related issues to judgment. In due course, the state divorce court entered its final decree.…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Universal Minerals, Inc. v. C. A. Hughes & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Davis v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Pawtucket Credit Union v. Haase (In Re Haase)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2004
- In Re RemingtonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 2004
- Davis v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Davis v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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