Legal Opinion
Sweeny v. Sweeny (In Re Sweeny)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 14, 1989No. 17-05036PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND DECISION ON DISCHARGEABILITY UNDER CODE § 523(a)(5)
Alan H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiff, former wife of the debtor-defendant, seeks a determination that a hold harmless obligation, provided for in a separation agreement incorporated into a dissolution decree by the Connecticut Superior Court, is nondischargeable under Code § 523(a)(5)(B) as a debt in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support.
BACKGROUND
The following facts adduced at trial are undisputed. The plaintiff and the defendant were married on August 28, 1976. For a short period they lived in New York and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Freyer v. Freyer (In Re Freyer)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Brown v. Brown (In Re Brown)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
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