Legal Opinion
Mencer v. Mencer (In Re Mencer)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided May 6, 1985No. LR 84-865M, Adv. No. AP 84-493MPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES G. MIXON, Bankruptcy Judge.
Marley Mencer filed a petition for relief under the provisions of Chapter 7 on July 5, 1984. On November 2, 1984, Mary Elizabeth Mencer, debtor’s former wife, filed a complaint objecting to the dischargeability of a $30,000.00 debt which arose out of a divorce decree which incorporated a “marital settlement agreement.” The issue is whether the debtor’s obligation to his ex-wife is excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) which provides:
A discharge under section 727, 1141 or 1328(b) of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any…
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