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IN RE SWARTZ

Bankruptcy No. 05-70667, Adversary No. 05-1156.

339 B.R. 497 (2006)

In re Daniel P. SWARTZ and Carrie A. Swartz, Debtors. Daniel P. Swartz, Plaintiff, v. Shawnetta Swartz, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri.

March 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith L. Berry, Independence, MO, for Debtors.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JERRY W. VENTERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Debtor, Daniel P. Swartz, filed this adversary action to obtain a determination that $172,956 in "maintenance" he was ordered to pay his ex-wife, Shawnetta Swartz ("Defendant"), under the decree dissolving their marriage is dischargeable. Although maintenance is generally nondischargeable under § 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, and despite the decree's reference to the $172,956 debt...

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