Saggus v. Saggus (In re Saggus)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

William R. Sawyer, United States Bankruptcy Judge

This adversary proceeding is before the Court on Plaintiff Amy Ward Saggus’s complaint to determine dischargeability of a marital debt owed her by her ex-husband, Defendant Robert Saggus, the debt- or in the underlying bankruptcy proceeding. Plaintiff claims that this debt is a domestic support obligation pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). Alternatively, Plaintiff claims that the debt arises from false pretenses pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), and from a materially false written statement of Defendant’s financial…