Legal Opinion
Russo v. Wisniewski (In Re Wisniewski)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 12, 1990No. 19-20144PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
M. DEE McGARITY, Bankruptcy Judge.
This proceeding is an offshoot of that most bitter and contentious form of litigation — the divorce of parents and the disputed custody of their minor children. The plaintiff was the former wife’s attorney. The debtor/defendant is the former husband, who is obligated by the judgment of divorce to pay a portion of the attorney fees incurred by his former wife in the divorce action. The attorney asks that this court find those fees nondischargeable as support; the debtor asks that they be discharged as property division. For the reasons stated herein, I…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- In Re Theodore W. Spong, Debtor. Raymond J. Pauley v. Theodore W. SpongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- In the Matter of Rodney Coil, Bankrupt. Appeal of Rodney CoilCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- In Re Robert F. Singer, Debtor. Lethia A. Singer v. Robert F. SingerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Wendell Reginald Sylvester v. Jane Lee Sylvester Sylvia Marks-Barnett & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Coffman v. Coffman (In Re Coffman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
- In Re Paul Chris Gianakas, Debtor. Karen Gianakas v. Paul Chris GianakasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Peters v. Hennenhoeffer (In Re Peters)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Buccino v. BuccinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Swate v. HartwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Zick v. Zick (In Re Zick)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1990
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