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§ 101(14)(A)

In re Ashworth

Ruling
Divorce judgment ordering debtor to pay alimony was a domestic support obligation.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 debtor objected to a claim filed by a creditor, the debtor's former spouse.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 01, 2012 , LexisNexis #1012-106

In re Throgmartin

Ruling
Objection to claim for valid domestic support obligation overruled.
Procedural posture

A chapter 7 debtor objected to a claim of his former wife. The chapter 7 trustee filed a motion to determine that the claim was a domestic support obligation as defined in 11 U.S.C.S. § 101(14A). A creditor filed a response to the trustee's motion and a limited objection to the former wife's claim.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 05, 2012 , LexisNexis #0312-001

In re Lupo

Ruling
Interested creditor could not served as trustee even if disputed election were resolved in her favor.
Procedural posture

Numerous matters were before the court. Among them were the motion of an individual (who claimed she had been elected chapter 7 trustee) to retain counsel, her emergency motion to remove the trustee, and her emergency motion to vacate the U.S. Trustee's confirmation of a certain attorney and additional prayers.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 03, 2011 , LexisNexis #0311-001

In re Poole

Ruling
Credit card debt, attorneys' fees and promissory note owed to former spouse were not domestic support obligations.
Procedural posture

Creditor, the former wife of the debtor, filed an objection to confirmation of the chapter 13 plan of the debtor. The issue was whether the debtor's obligation to pay the former wife three different debts under the parties' divorce decree constituted priority "domestic support obligations"as defined by 11 U.S.C. § 101(14)(A).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 09, 2007 , LexisNexis #1107-002