United States Fifth Circuit

In discharging a debt, the bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding that debtor 1) lacked actual intent to defraud under 11 U.S.C. section 727(a)(2)(A), and 2) kept and filed adequate financial records. Property settlement incurred in divorce was dischargeable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2003
• Published 05/23/2003

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, DENNIS and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond C. Burkart, Jr. (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Sidney Robertson, III., A. Bowdre Banks, Jr. (argued), New Orleans, LA, for Kelly Dennis., David Wayne Birdsong, Gulf South Title Corp., Metairie, LA, for Gulf South Title Corp.