Legal Opinion
West v. West (In Re West)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 27, 1989No. 19-50037PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MARTIN V.B. BOSTETTER, Jr., Chief Judge.
We are here to determine whether obligations arising from a final decree of divorce are in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support, and, therefore, nondis-chargeable under § 523 of the Bankruptcy Code. 1 The plaintiff and defendant (debtor) were married on November 29, 1975, and one child was born of the marriage in 1981. The parties separated in 1983 and the defendant filed a complaint for divorce in Fairfax County, Virginia the same year.
One year later, the defendant also filed a complaint seeking custody of the couple’s only…
2Cases cited17 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
- In Re Montgomery Hulon Harrell, Debtor, Montgomery Hulon Harrell v. Caryl Ann (Kaldenberg) Harrell SharpCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Fred Combs v. Alvin RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- William J. Tilley, Jr., 7-85-0031 a v. Joyce JesseeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Russo v. Wisniewski (In Re Wisniewski)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1990
- Leslie v. Hart (In Re Hart)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991
- Merrill v. Merrill (In Re Merrill)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2000
- Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen v. El-Amin (In Re El-Amin)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
- In Re GruetzmacherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1991
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