Gonsalves v. Gonsalves (In re Gonsalves)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

THOMAS J. CATLIOTA, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before the Court is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Michael Gonsalves requesting dismissal of plaintiff Monica Gonsalves’s claim that a $75,000 monetary award issued in their divorce *470proceeding should be excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A). Plaintiff opposes the motion. The issue presented is whether findings made in the divorce proceeding should be given preclu-sive effect establishing the elements of a claim under § 523(a)(2)(A). For the reasons stated herein, the court concludes that the findings…