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Berube v. Berube (In re Berube)

Berube v. Berube (In re Berube)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court was not bound by state court order classifying payments to debtor's former spouse as "domestic support obligations" and could hold the debt to be dischargeable.
Issue(s)
Can debt allocations and indemnifications arising from a divorce judgment survive discharge in a chapter 13 bankruptcy?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 06, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-123