IN RE SCHMIEL

Bankruptcy No. 88-11699S, Adv. No. 88-2060S.

94 B.R. 373 (1988)

In re Wolfgang SCHMIEL, Debtor. Alma SCHMIEL, Plaintiff, v. John P. JUDGE and Wolfgang Schmiel, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

As Amended December 23, 1988 and February 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Hope, Carolyn B. Moran, Harold M. Goldner, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Jacquelyn A. Barnes, Philadelphia, Pa., for debtor.

John P. Judge, Philadelphia, Pa., Trustee.

Kevin P. Callahan, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. Trustee.


OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION.

The instant adversary proceeding requires that we interpret 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), which renders any indebtedness in the nature of alimony and support nondischargeable in any bankruptcy case. We hold that the amounts due to the Plaintiff, the ex-wife of the Debtor, for alimony and support, while indisputably nondischargeable, should be determined by the state courts. We also hold that...

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