Legal Opinion
Allen M. Kirshenbaum Law Offices v. Dutra (In Re Dutra)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 19, 1983No. Bankruptcy No. 8200952, Adv. No. 830021PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION DETERMINING FAMILY COURT-ORDERED COUNSEL FEE TO BE IN THE NATURE OF ALIMONY OR SUPPORT AND THEREFORE NONDISCHARGEABLE
ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Plaintiff Allen M. Kirshenbaum Law Offices (Kirshenbaum) brought this complaint to have declared nondischargeable a counsel fee which the Rhode Island Family Court awarded him for services rendered in connection with the debtor’s divorce case. The matter was heard by this Court on June 1, 1983. Two issues are presented: (1) whether the counsel fee has been paid, and (2) whether said fee is excepted from discharge as alimony,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tulowitzki v. Atlantic Richfield CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1978
- J. A. Jones Construction Co. v. City of DoverSuperior Court of Delaware · 1977
- Vickers v. Vickers (Vickers)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Romano v. Romano (In Re Romano)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1983
- City of Dover v. J. A. Jones Construction Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Bell v. Bell (In Re Bell)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 1986
- Leslie v. Hart (In Re Hart)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991
- Baillargeon v. Stacey (In Re Stacey)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1994
- D'Antuono v. Sullivan (In Re D'Antuono)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- Heck v. Heck (In Re Heck)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1985