Griffin v. Griffin (In Re Griffin)

MEMORANDUM DECISION

SIDNEY C. VOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is a dischargeability suit under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) wherein the divorced wife seeks to enforce payment by the debt- or, her former husband, of attorneys’ fees in the sum of $15,800 plus interest. I hold the obligation to be nondischargeable.

The case illustrates how economically destructive dissolution proceedings can be. Given the emotional overlay, the costs of such a proceeding, particularly those of attorneys, can mount all out of proportion to the economic circumstances and requirements of the spouses and their children.

When…