Maes v. Maes (In re Maes)
May
04
2006
Ruling
Marital debts were deemed dischargeable since they were not in the nature of support and debtor's former spouse already received adequate support from debtor's maintenance payments.
Procedural posture
Plaintiff former spouse of defendant bankruptcy debtor brought an adversary proceeding seeking a determination that joint marital debts for a credit card and a fifth wheeler, which the debtor assumed pursuant to an agreement in the parties' divorce, were not dischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) and (15). The bankruptcy court conducted a trial.
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