19 Va. App. 192 - Mosley v. Mosley’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
35 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 39 later decisions — most recently June 2019 · most notably 23 Va. App. 38 - Burfoot v. Commonwealth (1996), Linda S. Frazer v. James Douglas Frazer (1996)
35 state decisions
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Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 523
Relies on Williams v. Williams · 360 So. 2d 1244 - Miles v. State · 4 Va. App. 610 - Bowers v. Bowers · 10 Va. App. 1 - Blank v. Blank · 2 Va. App. 125 - Collier v. Collier
Most-quoted passages
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“Whether a debt is a support obligation, and not dischargeable ... is a matter of federal law. A [bankruptcy] court is not bound to accept a divorce decree's characterization of an award.” Mosley v. Mosley, 19 Va.App. 192, 196 , 450 S.E.2d 161, 164 (1994). Further,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“Upon decreeing the dissolution of a marriage, and also upon decreeing a divorce from the bond of matrimony, or upon the filing with the court as provided in subsection J of a certified copy of a final divorce decree obtained without the Commonwealth, the court, upon request of either party, shall determine the legal title as between the parties, and the ownership and value of all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, of the parties and shall consider which of such property is separate property, which is marital property, and which is part separate and part marital property in accordance with subdivision A 3.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A]lthough the trial judge characterized the award as “lump sum spousal support,” he specifically listed as its purpose “to compensate [wife] for % the value of [husband’s] use of the marital home [which was based on his failure to make mortgage payments as agreed], of the debt to the credit union and lk of all other secured and unsecured marital debt.” This language makes clear that the trial court’s purpose in making the award was to hold husband financially responsible for one-half of all marital debts, which would, in effect, serve to circumvent the discharge granted by the federal bankruptcy court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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