Legal Opinion
Suzan M. Collins v. Richard W. Collins
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 12, 2016No. Docket Sag-15-54PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.
[¶ 1] This case calls for us to consider the extent to which a discharge in bankruptcy relieves one former spouse from making payments ordered in a divorce judgment toward debts owed to the other former spouse and toward joint debts owed to a third party.
[¶ 2] Richard W. Collins appeals from a judgment of the District Court (West Bath, Dobson, J.) concluding that he failed to show cause why he should not be found in contempt for failing to make payments on certain debts pursuant to a divorce judgment. Richard contends that because he was granted a discharge in bankruptcy after the divorce…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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