Legal Opinion
Erica Adam v. Gregory Dobin
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 15, 2017No. 15-60033UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ***
Erica Adam appeals the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirming the bankruptcy court’s judgment. The bankruptcy court found that a state court judg ment debt for attorneys’ fees that Adam owes her former husband, Gregory Lee Dobin, is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(1). Having reviewed the bankruptcy court’s findings of fact for clear error and its legal conclusions de novo, In re EPD Inv. Co., LLC, 821 F.3d 1146, 1150 (9th Cir. 2016), we affirm.
“Debts incurred in a divorce proceeding are generally nondischargeable…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reusser v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Taylor v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Luann Renfrow v. Danny J. Draper, Bankruptcy Appeals, Interested PartyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Kirkland v. Rund (In Re EPD Investment Co.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Rivera v. Orange County Probation Department (In Re Rivera)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
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