Taylor v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis
737 F.3d 670 · 2013
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district · 4 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Utah District Court)
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 507 · 11 U.S.C. § 523 · 28 U.S.C. § 158
Relies on Grogan v. Garner · United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc. · Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa · Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“The absurdity doctrine applies 'in only the most extreme of circumstances,' when an interpretation of a statute 'leads to results so gross as to shock the general moral or common sense,' which is a 'formidable hurdle' to the application of this doctrine. It is not enough to show that Congress intended a different result from the one produced by the plain language of the statute.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“The nature of the obligation is not restricted to the parties’ label in the settlement agreement and is a question of federal law. Sylvester [v. Sylvester], 865 F.2d [1164] at 1166 [(10th Cir.1989) ]; see Young v. Young (In re Young), 35 F.3d 499, 500 (10th Cir.1994) (finding that shared intent “is not limited to the words of the settlement agreement, even if unambiguous” and stating that “the bankruptcy court is required to look behind the words and labels of the agreement in resolving this issue.”). That said, state law may inform the nature of the interest.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“to a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor and not of the kind described in paragraph (5) that is incurred by the debtor in the course of a divorce or separation or in connection with a separation agreement, divorce decree or other order of a court of record, or a determination made in accordance with State or territorial law by a governmental unit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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