Opinion ID: 2982362
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Disputed Claim

Text: Debtor filed a petition for relief under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Debtor’s schedules listed two obligations to Creditor. The first was a $560.00 unsecured priority claim for child support on Schedule E, which was not disputed. The other was a $15,000.00 unsecured claim on Schedule F described only as “Debt.” Creditor filed Proof of Claim 6–1 asserting a priority unsecured claim for “[a]limony, maintenance, or support” in the amount of $12,500.00 for the second mortgage debt and the judgment lien debt. Debtor objected, arguing that Claim 6-1 is not in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support, but “is for a second mortgage debt and judgment lien on property that were satisfied when the real estate was sold by creditor previously,” and is thus not a domestic support obligation.