IN RE MOREL

No. 91-1152.

983 F.2d 104 (1992)

In re Richard J. MOREL, Debtor. Kathryn E. MOREL, Appellant, v. Richard J. MOREL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Kerth and David J. Harris, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.

Philip L. Garland, Garner, IA, argued for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, LAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

This appeal is brought by Kathryn E. Morel, former wife of Richard J. Morel, against her former husband, who is now in bankruptcy. The question presented is whether the unpaid portion of a property settlement embodied in the parties' divorce decree is dischargeable in bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Court1 held in favor of the debtor, finding that the obligation in question was not in the nature of alimony, maintenance...

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