Kassicieh v. Battisti (In re Kassicieh)

Sixth Circuit

Kassicieh v. Battisti (In re Kassicieh)

482 B.R. 190, 2012 WL 5910623

CourtBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit

DecidedNovember 27, 2012

DocketBAP No. 12-8015

StatusPublished

Cited by7 cases

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Kassicieh v. Battisti (In re Kassicieh), 482 B.R. 190, 2012 WL 5910623 (bap6 2012).

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[191]*191OPINION

ARTHUR I. HARRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of whether fees owed to a court-appointed guardian ad litem, constitute a “domestic support obligation” under Section 101(14A) of the Bankruptcy Code and are therefore a non-dischargeable debt. After reviewing the record, the parties’ briefs, and applicable law, and after the benefit of oral argument, the Panel concludes that the bankruptcy court did not err in determining that the fees owed to the guardian ad litem constitute a “domestic support obligation.” Accordingly, the fees owed are nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, and we affirm for the reasons stated in the bankruptcy court’s well-written opinion entered on March 30, 2012, In re Kassicieh, 467 B.R. 445 (Bankr.S.D.Ohio 2012).

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[191]*191OPINION

ARTHUR I. HARRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of whether fees owed to a court-appointed guardian ad litem, constitute a “domestic support obligation” under Section 101(14A) of the Bankruptcy Code and are therefore a non-dischargeable debt. After reviewing the record, the parties’ briefs, and applicable law, and after the benefit of oral argument, the Panel concludes that the bankruptcy court did not err in determining that the fees owed to the guardian ad litem constitute a “domestic support obligation.” Accordingly, the fees owed are nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, and we affirm for the reasons stated in the bankruptcy court’s well-written opinion entered on March 30, 2012, In re Kassicieh, 467 B.R. 445 (Bankr.S.D.Ohio 2012).

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