Robert W. Kortus v. Jeffery S. Weihs

Under a Nebraska dissolution decree, Jeffrey Stephen Weihs was ordered to pay Karen Bernice Kenkel alimony of $425 per month for five years. Shortly thereafter, Weihs initiated Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, Kenkel initiated state court contempt proceedings against Weihs for nonpayment of alimony, and Weihs filed the instant adversary proceedings seeking the bankruptcy court’s determination as to (1) whether the alimony was dischargeable as not actually in the nature of support, and (2) whether Kenkel and her attorney, Robert W. Kortus, should be cited in contempt for violation of the…