Legal Opinion
Matter of Palmer
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 15, 1987No. 1-19-40873PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
MARVIN A. HOLLAND, Bankruptcy Judge:
This decision addresses the extent to which a bankruptcy court can, and the extent to which it should impose itself upon a state court matrimonial proceeding. The questions arise in the context of a matrimonial proceeding in which the debtor’s spouse requests equitable distribution of assets to which the debtor has legal title and which would have been available for liquidation and distribution to the debtor’s creditors but for the existence of the matrimonial proceeding.
FACTS
The debtor, Frank Palmer, was married to Angela Palmer on June 16, 1963 in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- McCarty v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Hisquierdo v. HisquierdoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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