Eastwood v. DeDomenico (In Re DeDomenico)

Memorandum of Decision

ALAN JAROSLOVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.

Plaintiff Laura Eastwood and debtor and defendant Vincent DeDomenico were married from 1986 to 1991. DeDomenico is from a wealthy family; Eastwood has since remarried into a wealthy family.

In 1995, the parties entered into a stipulated judgment resolving their property rights. Under the judgment, DeDomenico was ordered to pay Eastwood an equalizing payment of $1,122,157.00, attorneys’ fees of $27,161.25, and an additional $170,000.00 denominated as “a non-taxable property division” but in fact unpaid spousal support. In this adversary…