Legal Opinion
Zaera v. Raff (In Re Raff)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 18, 1988No. 19-10432PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADVERSARY PROCEEDING SEEKING ‘A DETERMINATION OF NONDIS-CHARGEABILITY OF A DEBT
HOWARD SCHWARTZBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiff, the debtor’s estranged wife, seeks a determination by this court that the distributive award afforded her pursuant to New York Domestic Relations Law § 236[B] is nondischargeable in compliance with 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). The debtor argues that this distributive award is not in the nature of alimony, maintenance or support, but is actually a property settlement which is dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a). This distributive award from a state court, is based…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Majauskas v. MajauskasNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- 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
- O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Brody v. Brody (In Re Brody)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Friedman v. Silberfein (In Re Silberfein)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- Brunson v. Austin (In Re Austin)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
- Ellis v. Ellis (In Re Ellis)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- In Re MacYsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
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