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IN RE WHITE

No. 87-3662.

851 F.2d 170 (1988)

In re John Paul WHITE, Debtor, John Paul WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patricia Ann WHITE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne P. Marta, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Cleveland, Ohio, Robert J. Sidman (argued), Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard A. Baumgart (argued), Dettelbach & Sicherman Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before WELLFORD and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and COOK, District Judge.

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

The debtor-appellant challenges in this appeal the bankruptcy court's decision to lift an automatic stay to allow divorce proceedings brought by his wife to proceed in state court. The debtor claims an abuse of discretion because lifting the stay divested the bankruptcy court of its alleged exclusive jurisdiction in favor of a state tribunal. We disagree.

Patricia White, appellee, instituted divorce proceedings against her husband...

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