Barstow v. Finaly (In Re Finaly)

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• holding that debts owed to third parties are not included within § 523(a)(15)’s exception to discharge
• holding both that parents of debtor’s ex-spouse do not have standing and that a debt owed to the parents of the ex-spouse could not be excepted from discharge under this statute
• legislative history clearly limits Section 523(a)(15) to debts owed to spouse or former spouse
• based on the legislative history, it is clear that § 523(a)(15) applies only to a debt owed to a spouse or former spouse, therefore § 523(a)(15) did not apply to a debt owed to the parents of a former spouse

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