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MATTER OF ROBINSON

No. 79-2482.

640 F.2d 737 (1981)

In the Matter of Leland ROBINSON. Leland ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Helen M. ROBINSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl L. Denham, Patrick Spencer McCarthy, Ocean Springs, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Skeul, Hornsby, Wallace & Teal, Michael B. Wallace, Biloxi, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, RUBIN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Mrs. Robinson appeals from a district court decision discharging in bankruptcy her former husband's obligation to pay arrearages in alimony owed her under a California decree. Because the appeal from the Bankruptcy Court was not timely, we reverse the decision of the District Court.

I.

In 1971, Helen Robinson sued her husband, Leland Robinson, for divorce in a California state court. That court granted her a final divorce...

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