Legal Opinion
Stranathan v. Stowell
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska
Decided November 12, 1981No. 19-40221PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVID L. CRAWFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.
These cases concern the meaning and effect of § 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.
In several of them the parties seek to determine the dischargeability of certain marital debts which a spouse was ordered to pay pursuant to divorce proceedings. A threshold issue not previously resolved in this district is whether amounts payable to third parties on debts for which spouses are jointly liable can be held nondischargeable as alimony, maintenance or support. I find that such debts can be nondischargeable even though they are technically not…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- In Re Theodore W. Spong, Debtor. Raymond J. Pauley v. Theodore W. SpongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Warner v. Warner (In Re Warner)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
- Richter v. Pelikant (In Re Pelikant)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Bell v. Bell (In Re Bell)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1980
- Bennett v. Knabe (In Re Knabe)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 1981
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3Cited by20 opinions
- In Re Edward Raymond Silansky, Bk 88-00039-At Bk Adver. 88-0116, Debtor. Edward Raymond Silansky v. Brodsky, Greenblatt & RenehanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Buccino v. BuccinoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Stone v. Stone (In Re Stone)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1987
- Zaera v. Raff (In Re Raff)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Guerron v. Grijalva (In Re Grijalva)District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1987
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