Legal Opinion

Hart v. Molino (In Re Molino)

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 4, 1998No. BAP 98-8009PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

This appeal concerns the dischargeability of debts that arose out of a property settlement incorporated in a decree of dissolution • of marriage wherein the Plaintiff, Anna Hart, was to be held harmless by the Debtor. The bankruptcy court determined the debts to be nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(15), finding that the Debtor had the ability to pay the debts and that the detriment to the Plaintiff of discharge would outweigh the benefit to the Debtor.

We affirm the bankruptcy court’s holding that the obligation owed by the Debtor is nondischargeable pursuant to §…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,430 in Re William J. McLaren Debtor. William Longo, Sr. v. William J. McLarenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  4. Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,948 in Re Kenneth L. Isaacman, Debtor. J.E. Nicholson, Jr. v. Kenneth L. IsaacmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  5. In the Matter of Maurice G. CROSSWHITE, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of Terry Crosswhite GINTERCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by80 opinions

  1. Bailey v. Bailey (In Re Bailey)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  2. Schafer v. Rapp (In Re Rapp)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2007
  3. Hertzel v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Hertzel)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  4. In Re WhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1999
  5. In re Royal Manor Management, Inc.Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2015

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