Unjust Enrichment from Spouse’s Defalcation Leads to a NondischargeableDebt

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Debtor’s spouse’s liability for damages resulting from wrongdoings may be nondischargeable debt of the debtor if debtor was unjustly enriched by spouse’s wrongdoing. In this very well written case synopsis, 3rd year law student Leee Miyahira looks at a unique case out of Hawaii.

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Leee Miyahira

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Leee Miyahira is in her final year of the Evening Part-time Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa: Richardson School of Law. She currently interns with Nima Ghazvini, the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands. Miyahira works part-time at a certified public accounting firm in tax services while attending her last semester of law school.

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