United States Ninth Circuit

Income of debtor's live-in romantic companion may be considered when determining debtor's ability to pay a debt incurred in a marriage dissolution under Section 523(a)(15)(A) if debtor and companion are economically interdependent, or form a single economic unit.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/04/2000
• Decided 11/15/2000
• Published 11/15/2000

Judges

• ALARCON, Circuit Judge:, Before:  GOODWIN, ALARCON and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Steven G. Mikelich,Steven G. Mikelich, Inc., Sonora, California, for the defendant-appellant., Allen R. Mitterling, Modesto, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.