Legal Opinion
Zimmermann v. Hying (In re Hying)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided January 25, 2012No. Bankruptcy No. 11-23557-jes; Adversary No. 11-2494PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
JAMES E. SHAPIRO, Bankruptcy Judge.
Introduction
The issue presented is whether attorney’s fees ordered by two Wisconsin state circuit judges and one Wisconsin assistant family court commissioner to be paid by debtor-Martin B. Hying (“defendant” or “debtor”) to Atty Karen Zimmermann (“plaintiff’) arising out of post-divorce contempt proceedings are nondischargeable. The parties to this adversary proceeding have stipulated that this is the sole issue. They also have stipulated to the essential underlying facts. This issue has been presented to this court on the plaintiffs motion for…
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