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Sturdivant v. Sturdivant (In Re Sturdivant)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas

Decided February 6, 2003No. 01:02-BK-70130PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES G. MIXON, Chief Judge.

Dana Michelle Sturdivant Cross (“Cross”) filed this complaint against Christopher Thomas Sturdivant (“Debtor”) to seek a determination of the discharge-ability of certain debts the Debtor was ordered to pay pursuant to a divorce decree. The threshold issue is whether the debts were intended to be in the nature of support or were incurred as a result of the property settlement between the parties. If the obligations at issue are property settlement debts (“nonsupport divorce debt”), then the Court must determine whether the Debtor has the ability…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Jodoin v. Samayoa (In Re Jodoin)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. In Re SampsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  4. Florio v. Florio (In Re Florio)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1995
  5. Silvers v. Silvers (In Re Silvers)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1995

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Beggs v. Niewdach (In Re Beggs)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2004
  2. Portwood v. Young (In Re Portwood)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. Hamilton v. Hamilton (In Re Hamilton)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2008
  4. Gatliff v. Gatliff (In Re Gatliff)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
  5. In Re NicholasUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2011

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