Legal Opinion
Stone v. Stone (In Re Stone)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 9, 1987No. 19-12584PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
PAUL MANNES, Chief Judge.
This case illustrates the tension existing between two principles — the goal of the Bankruptcy Code to provide a fresh start to the honest debtor and the obligation (also recognized under § 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) to support one’s spouse and children. At issue is whether a bankruptcy court may consider circumstances existing at the time of the filing of the bankruptcy petition in determining whether payments required by a pre-existing Voluntary Separation and Property Settlement Agreement are excepted from discharge. 11 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Orr v. OrrSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. CronkhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- In Re Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's Place, Debtor. Jo Ann Long Fka Jo Ann Calhoun v. Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's PlaceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Catron v. Catron (In Re Catron)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1994
- Henderson v. Henderson (In Re Henderson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1996
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