- 11 U.S.C.
Smith v. Smith (In re Smith)
Aug
23
2011
Ruling
Postpetition interest on child support debt was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture
A discharged chapter 7 debtor sought a declaration that unpaid interest on his child-support obligation was discharged in his chapter 7 bankruptcy case, and in particular that such interest was not excepted from discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(5). Co-defendant, State of Alabama, Department of Human Resources (DHR), a state agency that collected delinquent child-support obligations, filed a motion for summary judgment.
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