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IN RE AKAMINE

No. 96 B 22513, 97 Civ. 6684(WCC).

217 B.R. 104 (1998)

In re Frederick N. AKAMINE, Debtor. BRENNAN, FABRIANI & NOVENSTERN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frederick N. AKAMINE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valdespino & Copland, for Plaintiff-Appellant, Tarrytown, NY, Andres J. Valdespino, of counsel.

Law Offices of Jeffrey L. Sapir, for Defendant-Appellee, White Plains, NY, Jeffrey L. Sapir, of counsel.

OPINION AND ORDER

CONNER, Senior District Judge.

This bankruptcy appeal presents the issue of whether a debtor's own attorney's fees, incurred in connection with child custody litigation, are exempt from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5).

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff-Appellant Brennan, Fabriani & Novenstern ("BF & N") is a law firm that represented Debtor-Defendant-Appellee Frederick Akamine in matrimonial proceedings. A...

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