Norman v. Norman (In Re Norman)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOEL PELOFSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtor has filed a Chapter 13 proceeding, scheduling his former wife as a creditor holding a disputed debt. The issue, raised in an adversary proceeding, is whether the award made to her by the Circuit Court of Webster County, Missouri, in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage is a dischargea-ble debt. An evidentiary hearing was held. Creditor now proposes to offer the testimony of the Circuit Court Judge who rendered the judgment for the purpose of “determining whether or not the award entered was for support and based on need in…