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CONTEMPT
SANCTION AGAINST ATTORNEY OR DEBTOR NOT DISCHARGEABLE UNDER
§523(a)(7), ACCORDING TO LATEST ABI POLL
April 19, 2007,
Alexandria, Va. — A majority of respondents (54 percent) in a
recent American Bankruptcy Institute online poll agreed that a contempt
sanction against an attorney or debtor is not dischargeable under of
§523(a)(7) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Thirty-three percent of
respondents “strongly agreed” while 21 percent agreed
somewhat that a contempt sanction against an attorney or debtor should
not be discharged under §523(a)(7).
Thirty-three percent of
respondents thought that a contempt sanction against an attorney or
debtor could be discharged under the Code. Eighteen percent of
respondents “strongly disagreed” and 15 percent
“disagreed somewhat” that a contempt sanction against an
attorney or debtor is not dischargeable. Ten percent did not know or had
no opinion.
ABI members and the public were
welcome to submit their response to the statement: “
face='Times New Roman' color='black' size='3'>A contempt sanction
against an attorney/debtor is nondischargeable under
§523(a)(7)
size='3'>.” The ABI Quick Poll was open
for voting from April 5 – 12.
ABI’s weekly Quick Poll
is posted on ABI’s home page,
href='http://www.abiworld.org/'>www.abiworld.org. ABI members and
the public are invited to respond to a question on a timely bankruptcy
or insolvency issue. Visit
href='http://www.abiworld.net/quickpoll/'>
color='#0000ff' size='3'>http://www.abiworld.net/quickpoll/
to access the results of previous ABI Quick Polls.
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