Legal Opinion
Balvich v. Balvich (In Re Balvich)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided May 22, 1991No. 19-10004PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
ROBERT E. GRANT, Bankruptcy Judge.
Of all the disputes which come before this court, those involving dischargeability of a debtor’s obligation to a former spouse, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), are the most unpleasant. They combine all of the anger and frustration of a creditor who is unable to receive payment of amounts legitimately due it with all of the animosity of a broken marriage. From the court’s perspective, this represents the worst of all possible worlds.
Adding insult to injury is the fact that § 523(a)(5) determinations need not be made by the bankruptcy court. Unlike…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re Paul Chris Gianakas, Debtor. Karen Gianakas v. Paul Chris GianakasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,535 in Re Brian Tibbetts Yeates, Debtor. Paulette B. Yeates v. Brian Tibbetts YeatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Ronald H. Boyle v. Catherine C. Boyle Donovan, Ronald H. Boyle, II and Robert E. BoyleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Theresa Forsdick v. Normand TurgeonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of Floyd Raymond Woods, Bankrupt. Appeal of Judith Jean Crabb, ObjectingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cowart v. WhiteIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Brothers v. TremaineUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1995
- Balvich v. Balvich (In Re Balvich)District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991
- In Re DegnerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 1997
- Robertson v. Fulton (In Re Fulton)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 1999
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