Legal Opinion

Duncan v. Sczepanski (In Re Duncan)

District Court, W.D. Wisconsin

Decided March 15, 1988No. 87-C-894-SPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

SHABAZ, District Judge.

Petitioners John and Katherine Duncan are debtors in a bankruptcy action under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Petitioners filed an adversary complaint within the Chapter 7 proceeding to determine whether a lien on their real estate which was granted to John Duncan’s former spouse, Diane Sczepanski, pursuant to a divorce decree, is a judicial lien avoidable under § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. Petitioners now appeal the decision of the bankruptcy court dismissing their adversary complaint and holding that the lien is not avoidable under the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McKenzie v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. 10 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1137, Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,875 in the Matter of Evanston Motor Co., Inc., Debtor. First National Bank of Lincolnwood v. Maurice Levine, Trustee and Attorney for TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  3. Jeanine M. BOYD, F/K/A Jeanine Boyd Robinson, Appellant, v. Bruce G. ROBINSON, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  4. Nikki Dee Maus, Debtor-Appellee v. Jesse R. MausCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  5. Pederson v. Stedman (In Re Pederson)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Gerald J. Sanderfoot, Debtor. Jeanne Farrey, F/k/a Jeanne Sanderfoot, Objector-Appellant v. Gerald J. Sanderfoot, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. In Re Gary Raymond Donahue, Debtor. Linda K. (Donahue) Parker v. Gary Raymond Donahue, James T. Wiglesworth, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  3. In Re SanderfootDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1988
  4. Boggess v. Boggess (In Re Boggess)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · 1989
  5. In Re WorthUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1989

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