In re: Pagels
Feb 09, 2011OUTCOME: My client's debt was ruled to be a debt eligible for discharge
At issue is whether a debt the Defendant (my client) was obligated to pay pursuant to her separation agreement and later became a judgment was in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support, and, if ... so, is it nondischargeable in the Defendant’s underlying Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding? Our position was the debt the defendant / debtor owed was a property settlement agreement and thus could be discharged in a Chapter 13. The federal bankruptcy court agreed with us in a 30 age ruling.
