Legal Opinion

Henry v. Henry (In Re Henry)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided February 5, 1990No. 19-51652PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JOYCE BIHARY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff, the debtor’s former wife, requests a determination that the debtor’s obligation to pay the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees as required in a divorce decree is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5).

The facts are as follows. The plaintiff and the defendant-debtor were husband and wife. The parties’ divorce action was tried before a jury in the Superior Court of Cobb County, and the court entered a “Divorce Final Judgment and Decree” (the “Divorce…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. In Re Edward Elijah Williams, Debtor. Joyce Colleen Williams v. Edward Elijah WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  3. In Re Montgomery Hulon Harrell, Debtor, Montgomery Hulon Harrell v. Caryl Ann (Kaldenberg) Harrell SharpCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,922 Nancy H. Shaver v. Peter Frank ShaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. Richard B. Dunlap v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sculler v. Rosen (In Re Rosen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1999
  2. Phillips v. Huffman (In Re Huffman)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1994
  3. Sculler v. Rosen (In Re Rosen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1994
  4. Person v. Karell (In Re Karell)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1995

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