Legal Opinion

In Re Dennis Neil Maitlen, Bankrupt. Joyce A. Maitlen v. Dennis Neil Maitlen

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 24, 1981No. 81-1059PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Per curiam

This appeal concerns the interpretation of a portion of a decree dissolving a marriage in Indiana. The District Court concluded that an obligation to pay mortgage payments incorporated into the property settlement agreement was non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. We note jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

Dennis and Joyce Maitlen, bankrupt and plaintiff in an adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court, when husband and wife, entered into a “Property Settlement Agreement” which was incorporated into a “Decree of Dissolution” of their marriage on November 20, 1974. Paragraph 3 of the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Floyd Raymond Woods, Bankrupt. Appeal of Judith Jean Crabb, ObjectingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  2. Mary Lee Nichols v. Benton M. HenslerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  3. Marlin Ferris Goggans, Also Known as M. F. Goggans v. Reta OsbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  4. In the Matter of James George Stafos, Bankrupt-Appellant v. Laurence M. Jarvis, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  5. White v. WhiteIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,922 Nancy H. Shaver v. Peter Frank ShaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. In the Matter of Rodney Coil, Bankrupt. Appeal of Rodney CoilCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,674 in Re Edward J. Reines, Debtor. Carol Kolodziej v. Edward J. ReinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  4. Calisoff v. Calisoff (In Re Calisoff)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  5. Sterna v. Paneras (In Re Paneras)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996

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