The parties' divorce decree ordered the debtor to pay a sum certain to his former spouse "to equalize the marital estate." The obligation was a property settlement payment and not a domestic support obligation entitled to priority under the Code.

Although the debtor did not sign a promissory note for a loan from her in-laws, she still could be liable on the debt. A trial was necessary to determine the nature of the transfer (whether it was a loan or a gift) and the validity of the in-laws' claim.

Service on an insured depository institution may be addressed to a corporate officer by title, rather than by name. If the creditor has filed a proof of claim and designated a mailing address at which to receive notice, debtor should use that address.

The debt owed to debtor's former spouse as part of the parties' divorce decree was not a domestic support obligation and didn't need to be treated as such in the debtor's plan. The plan was a good-faith effort by the debtor to satisfy creditors' claims.

The bankruptcy trustee was entitled to summary judgment on a receivable listed in the debtor's schedules as owed by a related company. The defendant did not provide any evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact regarding the debt's validity.

A state-court judgment that the debtor misappropriated funds did not make a finding of fraud. Rather, the debtor felt she was entitled to the money, so there could not have been any fraudulent intent. The elements of § 523(a)(4) were not established.

The court denied debtors' motion to strip off a lien on their home. They had refinanced for more than the home's purchase price, so the additional funds on the second lien could not take "purchase money security interest" priority over the senior lien.

Trial evidence established that a scheduled debt was an account receivable due from a related entity. The non-debtor joint seller of real estate was not sanctioned because the seller did attempt to execute the sale documents by the court's deadline.

The debtors may avoid a non-possessory, non-purchase money security interest in their vehicle to the extent it impairs the tool of the trade exemption. However, the lien may not be avoided to protect any portion of their personal property exemption.

The debtor was not entitled to have his tax refund, which had been intercepted by the state post-petition to pay a delinquent child support obligation, returned to him. The interception of a tax refund is specifically excluded from the automatic stay.