Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Phillips (In Re Phillips)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided September 9, 1987No. 18-43247PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER FINDING DEBT DISCHARGEABLE
KAREN M. SEE, Bankruptcy Judge.
Plaintiff, who is debtor’s ex-wife, filed an action to determine dischargeability of debts under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), which excepts from discharge debts owed to a former spouse for maintenance or support in connection with a separation agreement or divorce decree. The issue is whether debtor’s obligation to pay certain marital debts, which debtor assumed and agreed to pay pursuant to a separation agreement, should be discharged.
Debtor filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in October, 1986. Earlier, a dissolution of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- 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
- In Re Edward Elijah Williams, Debtor. Joyce Colleen Williams v. Edward Elijah WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Kathleen Poolman v. William F. Poolman, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Lineberry v. Lineberry (In Re Lineberry)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1981
- Jensen v. Jensen (In Re Jensen)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1982
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