Garrard v. Garrard (In Re Garrard)

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

GEORGE L. PROCTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.

This proceeding is before the Court upon the complaint filed by Mary Suzanne Otto Garrard pursuant to § 523(a)(5) to determine the dischargeability of certain obligations arising from a divorce decree between the parties. A trial was held on September 22, 1992, at which time the defendant conceded that his obligation to pay child support was non-dischargeable. The remaining issue is the dischargeability of the obligation described as alimony in the divorce judgment. Upon the evidence presented, the Court makes the…