Legal Opinion
Kinkade v. Kinkade (In Re Kinkade)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2013No. 12-30525PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
This bankruptcy appeal asks whether a $43,675.50 debt (the “Debt”) that Appellant Kenneth Kinkade (“Kinkade”) owes his now-ex wife Irene Porter Kinkade (“Porter”) is dischargeable in bankruptcy. Relying on Section 523(a)(15) of the Bankruptcy Code, the bankruptcy court — and the district court on appeal — answered no. We agree, and AFFIRM the judgment of the bankruptcy court.
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The facts of this case are undisputed. Porter loaned Kinkade two sums of money to support Kinkade’s separate business: $23,675.50 before the parties’ marriage, and $20,000 during the…
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