Legal Opinion
Durant v. Durant (In re Durant)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 19, 2018No. Case No. 17–20232–MMH; Adv. No. 17–00350–MMHPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHELLE M. HARNER, U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
This matter requires the Court to consider how long a defendant may wait to raise defenses to an action, particularly where there appears to be no issues concerning notice and due process in the original proceeding. More specifically, may a defendant-with knowledge of a state court proceeding against him-take no action in that proceeding, but still contest the findings of the state court in a subsequent bankruptcy case? Does it matter that, in electing not to participate in the state court proceeding, the defendant allowed *580a default judgment to be…
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