Berube v. Berube (In re Berube)

DECISION

Hon. Peter G. Cary, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine

This case deals with a recurring problem former spouses encounter when one of them ends up in bankruptcy court: can debt allocations and indemnifications arising from a divorce judgment survive discharge in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy? That question is posed by plaintiff Cynthia B. Berube’s complaint seeking a finding that certain obligations of her ex-husband, debtor/defendant Michael D. Berube, Sr., be declared non-dischargeable domestic support obligations under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5).1, 2 For the reasons…