McMurray v. Paulson (In Re Paulson)

MEMORANDUM ORDER

DAVID S. KENNEDY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding is before the court upon the complaint filed by the plaintiff, Mary Grace McMurray fka Mary Grace Paulson, against the defendant, Dale Bry-nolf Paulson (“Debtor”), pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), seeking a non-discharge-able judgment.

ISSUE

The issue is whether attorneys’ fees awarded to a debtor’s former spouse in successfully defending against a post-divorce child custody proceeding in Tennessee are non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). 1

BACKGROUND

The relevant facts are not in substantial dispute and may…