Opinion ID: 1182082
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Text: James filed a complaint for divorce on July 30, 1986, after which Judy filed an answer and counterclaim. The decree, filed on August 2, 1988, provided, among other things, that James pay $320.00 in monthly child support and assume sole liability for Visa charge accounts with PriMerit Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank. On September 15, 1988, James filed for bankruptcy and included the community debts he had agreed to assume. [1] As a result, Judy was left solely and personally liable for the PriMerit and Chase Manhattan Visa accounts. Judy subsequently filed for spousal support. Following an evidentiary hearing, the district court filed an order granting Judy spousal support. The district court specifically found that James' promise to hold Judy harmless was an obligation characterized as being in the nature of alimony, maintenance and support, and that Judy would have been inadequately supported absent James' agreement to accept sole liability for the community debts. Accordingly, James was ordered to pay $150.00 per month to Judy until the sum of $3,429.00 shall be paid by such payments on the PriMerit Visa debt, [2] and to remain personally liable to Judy for the Chase Manhattan Visa debt, which totaled $1,145.00.