Legal Opinion
French v. Prante (In Re French)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California
Decided March 12, 1981No. 19-00407PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT CONCERNING DISCHARGE-ABILITY OF DEBT FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AWARDED IN DISSOLUTION PROCEEDINGS
JAMES W. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.
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To resolve this controversy, the Court has been asked to determine whether an award of attorneys fees to counsel for the debtor’s former spouse constitutes a nondischargeable obligation under the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Code”). The debtor petitioned for relief under Chapter 7 of the Code on October 7, 1980. In doing so, he sought to discharge his obligation to pay $400 in attorneys fees to Mr. Stafford W.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Warner v. Warner (In Re Warner)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
- Richter v. Pelikant (In Re Pelikant)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Bell v. Bell (In Re Bell)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1980
- Bennett v. Knabe (In Re Knabe)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 1981
- Monday v. Allen (In Re Allen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1980
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3Cited by40 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 Theodore W. Spong, Debtor. Raymond J. Pauley v. Theodore W. SpongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- In re M.A.R.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
- Eisen v. Linn (In Re Linn)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Cooley v. Sposa (In Re Sposa)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
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