Solomon v. Fenimore (In Re Fenimore)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JUDITH K. FITZGERALD, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding is before the court pursuant to the complaint filed by Francine R. Solomon, Esquire, to have an award of attorney’s fees declared nondis-chargeable. Solomon represented Mary R. Fenimore (hereafter Wife), Debtor’s former wife, in the couple's divorce and ancillary proceedings in the Family Court of Delaware in and for New Castle County. Counsel fees were awarded because of Debtor’s excessively litigious conduct, which caused Wife to incur $61,345.47 in attorney’s fees. Of this, the Family Court ordered Debtor to…