Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Lewis
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 23, 1994No. 12095PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
In this appeal, we are called on to consider the dischargeability in bankruptcy of debts owed to a former spouse by the bankrupt defendant. The parties were divorced on August 30, 1990, ending a two year marriage. In the dissolution decree, the trial court stated that both parties were employed and self-supporting and, therefore, ordered no alimony to either party. The court did, however, order the defendant to pay the plaintiff $50,000. The defendant did not pay the full amount. The trial court found that the defendant owed $38,316 on January 10,1992, when the plaintiff filed the latest in a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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