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MATTER OF JOSEPH

No. 93-2695 Summary Calendar.

16 F.3d 86 (1994)

In the Matter of Philmore J. JOSEPH, Debtor. Philmore J. JOSEPH, Appellant, v. J. HUEY O'TOOLE, P.C., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 14, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Knobelsdorf, II, Macnaughton Burdzinski & Co., Bellaire, TX, for appellant.

Brent N. Whiteley, Richard L. Fuqua, II, Keim & Mauna, Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, JONES and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Philmore J. Joseph appeals a judgment which declares that his obligation to pay attorney's fees incurred by his former wife in divorce proceedings is nondischargeable under section 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code. Finding no error, we affirm.

Background

Retained in 1984, attorney J. Huey O'Toole represented Jean Joseph in divorce proceedings filed in Harris County, Texas against her husband, Dr. Philmore J. Joseph. Throughout...

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