IN RE STRICKLAND

No. 95-3346.

90 F.3d 444 (1996)

In re Kenneth I. STRICKLAND, Debtor. Kenneth I. STRICKLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John Hugh SHANNON, Lauren J. Strickland, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Kovachak, Lakeland, FL, for appellant.

W. Gregory Golson, Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, Tampa, FL, for appellees.

Before COX and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.


BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Kenneth Strickland ("debtor") appeals from a district court order finding nondischargeable his $9,430.50 debt to his former spouse Lauren Strickland ("former spouse") and her attorney for attorney fees resulting from the debtor's failed attempt to modify child-custody and child-support provisions of a divorce judgment. Reversing the bankruptcy court, the district court found the debt nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) because...

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