In Re Westerfield’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 1307 · 11 U.S.C. § 1325 · 11 U.S.C. § 1328 · 11 U.S.C. § 362 · 11 U.S.C. § 501 · 11 U.S.C. § 502 · 11 U.S.C. § 507
Relies on Long v. Calhoun · Gianakas v. Gianakas · Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald · Singer Singer v. F Singer · In Re Perle Albert Sorah, Jr.
Most-quoted passages
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“The label used in the divorce decree or the parties' agreement does not control whether the obligation is a domestic support obligation under bankruptcy law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Lorey v. Lorey
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