Legal Opinion
Shellem v. Koons (In Re Koons)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 18, 1997No. 19-11050PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Chief Judge.
A INTRODUCTION
This is an adversary proceeding (“the Proceeding”) based upon new Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(15). The facts of record establish that ALAN H. KOONS (“the Debtor”) lacks the ability to pay the mortgage and credit card debts for which he agreed to hold his ex-wife, PATRICIA H. SHELLEM (“the Plaintiff’), harmless in a property settlement agreement between the parties, making our decision in favor of the Debtor rather easy to reach under § 523(a)(15)(A).
However, since this is our first decision under § 523(a)(15), we address several issues which have…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- In Re FriesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Dressler v. Dressler (In Re Dressler)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1996
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