GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
Section 17a(7) of the current Bankruptcy Act provides that a discharge in bankruptcy does not release a bankrupt from debts for alimony "or for maintenance or support of wife or child." 11 U.S.C. § 35(a)(7). This case presents the question whether indebtedness for legal services to a bankrupt's wife in connection with an abortive attempt at settlement in a matrimonial dispute falls within this exception to dischargeability.
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