Montgomery v. Montgomery (In Re Montgomery)

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER

ARTHUR B. FEDERMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case concerns the dischargeability of debtor-husband’s obligation to his ex-spouse. Plaintiff and the debtor were divorced in October 1989. The dissolution decree provided that neither party would pay maintenance to the other. At the time of the divorce, the parties owned a house located in Kansas City, Missouri. That house had equity of approximately $7,000.00 over and above the mortgage. Prior to the divorce, Mrs. Montgomery took the couple’s children and moved to St. Louis to be with her relatives.…