Legal Opinion
Hazelton v. Hazelton (In Re Hazelton)
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 1, 2003No. Bankruptcy No. 5-01-04557. Adversary No. 5-02-00035APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION 1
JOHN J. THOMAS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Karen Hazelton, argues before this Court that certain obligations imposed on Debtor, David Hazelton, in connection with a divorce proceeding should be excepted from discharge based on subsection 523(a)(15) of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”). A trial was held on September 18, 2002 and post-trial briefs were submitted by the parties. For the reasons stated below, the Court rules that the obligations are not excepted from discharge.
Facts
Plaintiff and Debtor were divorced on September 21, 2000. At the time of trial, Plaintiff was 53 years old, single…
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