Dellapa v. Vazquez (In Re Vazquez)

FINAL ORDER ON APPEAL FROM BANKRUPTCY COURT

NESBITT, District Judge.

This bankruptcy appeal presents the issue of whether a debtor’s obligation to pay attorney’s fees owed by the debtor to his ex-wife’s attorney for services relating to visitation which were rendered in post-dissolution proceedings are within the nature of “alimony, maintenance, or support” under § 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) (1982 & Supp.1986).

FACTS

The debtor, Angel Luis Vazquez, was divorced from his wife in June 1986. A Florida state court awarded custody of the couple’s only child to Vazquez’…