Legal Opinion
Colbert v. Colbert (In Re Colbert)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided August 11, 1995No. Bankruptcy No. 94-08072-AT3-7, Adv. No. 394-0446APublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ALETA ARTHUR TRAUGER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter was tried on June 8, 1995, at which time the court held that certain obligations imposed upon the debtor in his divorce decree were nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(5) and (a)(15). The court reserved for further briefing the question of whether defendant was entitled to an award of attorney fees incurred by her in this proceeding pursuant to T.C.A § 36-5-103(c). The court now holds that it does not have the authority to award fees to the prevailing defendant in this action. The following constitute findings of fact…
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