741 So. 2d 420 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
3
states following
December 2008
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Siragusa v. Siragusa · In Re Danley · Brabham v. Brabham (In Re Brabham) · 686 So. 2d 320 - Anderson v. Anderson · 628 So. 2d 885 - Thornburg v. Thornburg
Most-quoted passages
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“If the modification is essentially a reinstatement of the property settlement under the guise of alimony, the modification violates section 524 and is not permitted.... Mere attempts to `end run' around a bankruptcy discharge are not allowed.... However, if the alimony modification merely takes into account the fact that one spouse would no longer receive the property settlement payments upon which the original support award was premised and the discharge results in changed financial circumstances, then modification will not violate federal bankruptcy law.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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