Legal Opinion
Epstein v. Defilippi (In Re Defilippi)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided June 3, 2010No. 19-20088PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision
JAMES B. HAINES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Introduction
The plaintiff, Ellen Epstein, seeks a determination that $4,333 owed her by the debtors, John and Lori Defilippi, is excepted from discharge as a “domestic support obligation” under §§ 101(14A) and 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code. 1 Because her claim is owed for services rendered as a guardian ad litem in state court, because such obligations are considered amounts owed for the support of a child, and because the Defilippis constitute “parents” of their grandson for purposes of this dischargeability determination, I…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- C.E.W. v. D.E.W.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
- Ramsdell v. Erskine BowlesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Stitham v. HendersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- In Re LookUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 2008
- Smith v. Pritchett (Smith)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- In re MuhammadUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2018
- Berube v. Berube (In re Berube)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 2015
- In re: Stephen Whitman-Nieves; Josephine M. Barnes Adams v. Puerto Rico Federal Credit UnionUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2014
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