Legal Opinion
In Re Malone
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 27, 1985No. 19-41254PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
GEORGE C. PAINE, II, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the court on the motion of David Ruskin, standing Chapter 13 trustee, challenging the filing of a joint petition by Victor Malone and Shiela McEn-tire. The issue before the court is whether two debtors who cohabitate but have never been legally married are entitled to file a joint petition under 11 U.S.C. § 302(a) (West 1979). Upon consideration of the stipulated facts, this court concludes that Victor K. Malone and Shiela M. McEntire are not entitled to file a joint petition under 11 U.S.C. § 302(a) (West 1979).
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Matter of StuartUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1983
- In Re ColesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
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