Legal Opinion
Lowther v. Lowther (In Re Lowther)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2001No. BAP No. WO-00-075, Bankruptcy No. 00-10566, Adversary No. 00-1112PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBINSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtor Paula Lowther (“the Debtor”) appeals a bankruptcy court order determining that her obligation to pay attorney fees incurred by her ex-husband is nondis-chargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). 1 We reverse.
I. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review.
A bankruptcy appellate panel, with the consent of the parties, has jurisdiction to hear appeals from final judgments, orders, and decrees of bankruptcy judges within this circuit. 28 U.S.C. § 158(a), (b)(1), (c)(1). As none of the parties have opted to have this appeal heard by the District Court for the Western…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,535 in Re Brian Tibbetts Yeates, Debtor. Paulette B. Yeates v. Brian Tibbetts YeatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Debbie Jean Jones, Debtor. Alvin Jones and John Mantooth v. Debbie Jean JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- In Re Sharon N. Miller, Debtor. Sharon N. Miller v. Gerald Gentry, ph.d. And Micheline Z. BurgerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Miller v. Miller (In Re Miller)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Lowther v. Lowther (In Re Lowther)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Rogers v. Morin (In Re Rogers)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- Baxter v. BaxterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2023
- Baxter v. BaxterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2023
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