IN RE GUNNESS

BAP No. CC-13-1099-KuBaPa. Bankruptcy No. SV 11-18699-VK. Adversary No. SV 11-01590-VK.

505 B.R. 1 (2014)

In re Patricia GUNNESS, Debtor. Jeanette Bendetti; David Karton, Appellants, v. Patricia Gunness, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Yates of Greenberg & Bass LLP, argued, Encino, CA, for appellants Jeanette Bendetti and David Karton; Daniel B. Spitzer , argued, Encino, CA, for appellee Patricia Gunness.

Before: KURTZ, BALLINGER and PAPPAS, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

KURTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

The debtor filed an adversary proceeding against her husband's ex-wife and the ex-wife's family law attorney seeking a determination that the debt she owes to the husband's ex-wife is dischargeable. The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of the debtor, holding that neither 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5)1 nor § 523(a)(15) apply to the debt. The ex-wife and...

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