Legal Opinion
Casseb & Pearl, Inc. v. Skaja (In Re Skaja)
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided August 16, 2004No. 5:03-cv-01221PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AFFIRMING THE BANKRUPTCY COURT’S DECISION
RODRIGUEZ, District Judge.
Before the Court is Joseph Skaja’s appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s Memorandum Decision of August 22, 2003. Joseph Skaja divorced Mary Skaja and the divorce court ordered Joseph to pay part of Mary’s attorney’s fees. Subsequently, Joseph filed for bankruptcy and asked that the court ordered attorney’s fees be discharged under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(15). The Bankruptcy Court ruled that the attorney’s fees were not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). After reviewing the arguments of both parties and the Bankruptcy…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- 37 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1109, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,390, 11 tex.bankr.ct.rep. 184 in the Matter of Scott Wesley Hudson, Debtor. Scott Wesley Hudson v. Raggio & Raggio, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- In the Matter of Lebaron Dennis, Debtor. Lebaron Dennis v. Audrey H. Dennis, A/K/A Joyce DennisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Gamble v. Gamble (In Re Gamble)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Killeen v. Whittaker (In Re Whittaker)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1998
- Lundy v. First National Bank (In Re Dota)District Court, S.D. Texas · 2003
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