In Re Perle Albert Sorah, Jr.’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 7 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “(1) a label such as alimony, support, or maintenance in the decree or agreement, (2) a direct payment to the former spouse, as opposed to the assumption of a third-party debt, and (3) payments that are contingent upon such events as death, remarriage, or eligibility for Social Security benefits.”

   15 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Woolard v. Axline (In Re Woolard) · Roest v. Roest (In re Roest)

2. “(14A) The term “domestic support obligation” means a debt that accrues before, on, or after the date of the order for relief in a case under this title, including interest that accrues on that debt as provided under applicable non-bankruptcy law notwithstanding any other provision of this title, that is— (A) owed to or recoverable by— (i) a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor or such child’s parent, legal guardian, or responsible relative; or (ii) a governmental unit; (B) in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support (including assistance provided by a governmental unit) of such spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor or such child’s parent, without regard to whether such debt is expressly so designated; (C) established or subject to establishment before, on, or after the date of the order for relief in a case under this title, by reason of applicable provisions of— (i) a separation agreement, divorce decree, or property settlement agreement; (ii) an order of a court of record; or (iii) a determination made in accordance with applicable nonbankrupt-cy law by a governmental unit; and (D) not assigned to a nongovernmental entity, unless that obligation is assigned voluntarily by the spouse, former spouse, child of the debtor, or such child’s parent, legal guardian, or responsible relative for the purpose of collecting the debt.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Maes v. Maes (In re Maes) · Louttit v. Armell (In re Louttit)

3. “We review the factual determination of whether an obligation constitutes non-dischargeable support under the “clearly erroneous” standard. See In re Perlin, 30 F.3d 39 , 40 (6th Cir.1994). On the other hand, the interpretation of § 523 is a legal issue that we review de novo. See In re Calhoun, 715 F.2d 1103, 1111 (6th Cir.1983) (stating that the application of the wrong legal standard, and the district court’s misallocation of the burden of proof, would be reviewed de novo).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Thomas