- 11 U.S.C.
Colton v. Verola (In re Verola)
Apr
20
2006
Ruling
Court affirmed that debtor's restitution obligation imposed by a state as part of a criminal sentence was not dischargeable.
Procedural posture
Appellant debtor filed a bankruptcy action under chapter 7, and sought a determination that a state court's order requiring him to pay restitution to fraud victims was dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). The bankruptcy court found that the state court's order was dischargeable, but the District Court for the Southern District of Florida reversed that judgment. The debtor appealed.
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