Legal Opinion
Dial v. Presler (In Re Presler)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 14, 1983No. Bankruptcy No. 382-03475, Adv. No. 382-0816PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor’s former spouse seeks a judgment of nondischargeability under 11 U.S. C.A. § 523(a)(5) (West 1979) for two debts incurred pursuant to a decree of divorce. The first obligation is a series of monthly payments to the plaintiff and the second is a debt for orthodontic care provided a minor child. After consideration of the exhibits, stipulations, and applicable authority, the court concludes that the debtor’s monthly payments to his ex-spouse are not in the nature of alimony, support or maintenance and are dischargeable, but the orthodontic…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gleason v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- In Re Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's Place, Debtor. Jo Ann Long Fka Jo Ann Calhoun v. Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's PlaceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of Ron C. Cross, Bankrupt. Murphy & Robinson Investment Company v. Ron C. CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Benz v. Nelson (In Re Nelson)District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re PollockUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Spurgeon v. Spurgeon (In Re Spurgeon)District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1986
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