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MATTER OF DAVIS

No. 95-11112.

105 F.3d 1017 (1997)

In the Matter of Thomas Cullen DAVIS and Karen Joyce Davis, Debtors. Sandra DAVIS, Appellant, v. Thomas Cullen DAVIS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

St. Clair Newbern, III, Fort Worth, TX, for appellant.

Ronald Ray Payne, Hesse & Jones, Dallas, TX, for appellee.

Before DUHÉ and DENNIS, Circuit Judges, and DUVAL, District Judge.

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

As a general rule the Bankruptcy Code provides that property exempted from the estate is not liable for any of the debtor's prepetition debts. 11 USC § 522. The basic question in this case is whether § 522(c)(1) creates an exception which authorizes the seizure of exempted property to collect non-dischargeable debts owed to the debtor's former spouse for alimony, maintenance, and child support. The bankruptcy and district courts held...

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