Legal Opinion

Kassicieh v. Battisti (In re Kassicieh)

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit

Decided November 27, 2012No. BAP No. 12-8015PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*191OPINION

ARTHUR I. HARRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of whether fees owed to a court-appointed guardian ad litem, constitute a “domestic support obligation” under Section 101(14A) of the Bankruptcy Code and are therefore a non-dischargeable debt. After reviewing the record, the parties’ briefs, and applicable law, and after the benefit of oral argument, the Panel concludes that the bankruptcy court did not err in determining that the fees owed to the guardian ad litem constitute a “domestic support obligation.” Accordingly, the fees owed are nondischargeable under Section…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kassicieh v. Battisti (In Re Kassicieh)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2012

3Cited by7 opinions

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