Reinhardt v. Reinhardt (In re Reinhardt)

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

MICHAEL G. WILLIAMSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

Sections 523(a)(5) and (15) of the Bankruptcy Code except from discharge domestic support obligations and other obligations owed to spouses, former spouses, and children of a debtor that arise pursuant to a divorce or separation settlement *456agreement.1 While these exceptions to discharge are absolute when they are applicable, they are nevertheless limited in scope to protect only those creditors who are spouses, former spouses, and children of a debtor.2 In the present case, the former wife…