Matter of Golden

Full title: IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT K. GOLDEN, BANKRUPT, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. RENEE…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Jun 3, 1976

535 F.2d 213 (2d Cir. 1976)

Opinion

No. 1117, Docket 76-5015.

Argued June 3, 1976.

Decided June 3, 1976.

George Friedman, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Aaron Gelbwaks, New York City (Gelbwaks Pollack, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Appeal by Robert Golden, a bankrupt, from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Edward Weinfeld, Judge, affirming an order of Roy Babbitt, Bankruptcy Judge, dismissing Golden's complaint. The complaint sought judgment that a December, 1974 Family Court judgment against Golden was not alimony or support within the meaning of § 17(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 35(a)(7).

Before KAUFMAN, Chief Judge, CLARK, Associate Justice,^_ and TIMBERS, Circuit Judge.

_ United States Supreme Court, retired, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

We affirm for the reasons stated in Judge Weinfeld's opinion below, 411 F.Supp. 1076 (D.C. 1976).