Legal Opinion
Melichar v. Ost
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 16, 1977No. Civ. K-77-391PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, District Judge.
This case involves the attempted discharge in bankruptcy of a payment provision in a marital settlement agreement. 1 The agreement was executed in Illinois in 1974 by defendant Melichar and plaintiff Ost (then Mrs. Melichar). The part of the marital settlement agreement from which the defendant-husband seeks discharge reads as follows:
The husband further covenants and agrees that he shall pay to the wife as and for a lump sum settlement in lieu of alimony, the sum of SIXTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY AND NO/lOO ($66,550.00) DOLLARS, said sum to be payable at the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Wetmore v. MarkoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Audubon v. ShufeldtSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Dunbar v. DunbarSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In the Matter of Roy Stewart Nunnally, Bankrupt. Mary Elizabeth Nunnally, Appellant-Cross v. Roy Stewart Nunnally, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Theodore F. Melichar v. Betty Jane Ost, in the Matter of Theodore F. Melichar, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Lineberry v. Lineberry (In Re Lineberry)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1981
- Coffman v. Coffman (In Re Coffman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1985
- Diers v. Diers (In Re Diers)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1980
- Carlile v. Fox (In Re Fox)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1980
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