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In re OBrien

In re OBrien

Ruling
Legal fees accrued in defending debtor in support proceeding was not a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.
Procedural posture

A debtor's former divorce lawyer filed a motion for relief from the automatic stay concerning a prepetition fee award issued in post-divorce litigation between the debtor and his former wife. The debtor opposed the motion.

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opinion summary, case decided on April 17, 2007 , LexisNexis #0607-001