In re Vansolkema (Bankr. W.D. Mich., 2016)
Aug 17, 2016OUTCOME: Court required the Parkers pay Debtor $23,754.60, in attorney fees for prosecuting his motion in Bankruptcy Court to hold the Parkers in contempt of the Discharge Injunction.
In its Opinion After Trial dated July 15, 2016, the court held Kimberly Parker and her father, Anthony Parker, in contempt for willfully violating the court's Discharge by seeking to collect a discharg ... ed debt, in part by filing a Motion for Post-Judgment Relief in the Kent County Family Court. At the conclusion of the ruling, the court announced its intention to amplify the Discharge by enjoining further prosecution of the Parkers' claims in the Family Court, and awarding attorney's fees, in an amount to be determined, to compensate Mr. VanSolkema for having to (i) defend himself in the Family Court and (ii) enforce the Discharge in the United States Bankruptcy Court.
