Howard v. Howard
Kentucky Supreme Court
336 S.W.3d 433 (Ky. 2011)
Relevant factsFree
Shane Howard's (plaintiff) divorce decree with Sondra required him to pay the couple's car loan, but after Shane obtained a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge, he sought to reduce his divorce-decree payment obligations partly on the basis that bankruptcy had discharged the car debt; when collection agencies pursued Sondra over the unpaid loan, she moved to hold Shane in contempt, and the trial court granted that motion, with the court of appeals affirming.
IssueFree
Whether an obligation under a divorce decree to make payments on a third-party debt, owed to a present or former spouse, is dischargeable in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.