Legal Opinion

Seixas v. Booth (In Re Seixas)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 30, 1999No. BAP No. NV-98-1183-RyKBu. Bankruptcy No. 97-30664. Adversary No. 97-3075PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RYAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

After debtor Michael Lee Seixas (“Debtor”) and his current spouse Diana M. Seixas filed their chapter 7 2 bankruptcy petition, Marsha Booth, Debtor’s former spouse, filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) to determine that Debtor’s obligation to pay one half of his children’s college education expenses pursuant to a marital settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) constituted nondischargeable child support under § 523(a)(5). The bankruptcy court agreed and entered judgment in favor of Booth.

We AFFIRM.

I. FACTS

Debtor and Booth were married in November 1967 and separated…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. In Re Edward Elijah Williams, Debtor. Joyce Colleen Williams v. Edward Elijah WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  2. In Re Montgomery Hulon Harrell, Debtor, Montgomery Hulon Harrell v. Caryl Ann (Kaldenberg) Harrell SharpCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,922 Nancy H. Shaver v. Peter Frank ShaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. In Re Richard Arthur Comer, Debtor. Elaine F. Comer v. Richard Arthur ComerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. Ronald H. Boyle v. Catherine C. Boyle Donovan, Ronald H. Boyle, II and Robert E. BoyleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Cowell v. Hale (In Re Hale)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2003
  2. Diener v. McBeth (In Re Diener)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  3. Estate of Mayer v. HaweDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2003
  4. In Re JenningsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · 2004
  5. Eastwood v. DeDomenico (In Re DeDomenico)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 2002

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