Legal Opinion
In Re Perle Albert SORAH, Jr., Debtor. Karren L. SORAH, Appellant, v. Perle Albert Sorah, Jr., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1998No. 97-6335PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky discharged Karren L. Sorah’s former husband, Perle Albert Sorah, from an obligation to pay her $750 per month pursuant to a state court divorce decree. The bankruptcy court found that the payments, though decreed as “maintenance” by the state court, were not actually in the nature of maintenance, and were therefore dischargeable in bankruptcy pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5)(B). The district court affirmed. Because we find that both the bankruptcy court and the district court incorrectly applied §…
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