Northshore Neurological Surgery Assoc. v. Provenza (In Re Provenza)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JERRY A. BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This proceeding comes before the court on the debtor Dr. Louis J. Provenza’s objection to the claims filed by his ex spouse Louanne Friend, 1 and Ms. Friend’s complaint objecting to the Chapter 7 discharge of the debtor’s indebtedness to her, 2 which were tried together on November 5,19, 21, 26, 2002 and January 28-30, 2003.

With the filing of Dr. Provenza’s objection to Ms. Friend’s proof of claim, the allowance or disallowance of that claim became a “contested matter.” Ms. Friend’s proof of claim includes her community partition claims, as…