Lauderdale v. Papadopoulos, No. 06-20879 (5th Cir. 2012)
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Case: 06-20879 Document: 00511753738 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/09/2012 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED February 9, 2012 No. 06-20879 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk In The Matter Of: TERESA LAUDERDALE, for herself and on behalf of her two minor children, JK age 5, DK age 8 Debtor -------------------TERESA LAUDERDALE, for herself and on behalf of her two minor children, JK age 5, DK age 8 Appellant v. IMOGEN S PAPADOPOULOS Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:06-CV-2284 Before REAVLEY, DAVIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* The judgment of the district court is affirmed for the reasons given by that court. As was explained, this court held in Dvorak v. Carlson, 986 F.2d 940 (5th * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Case: 06-20879 Document: 00511753738 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/09/2012 No. No. 06-20879 Cir. 1993), that attorney fees owed to the guardian/attorney ad litem of a child are not dischargeable. The court repeated that holding in Hudson v. Raggio, 107 F.3d 355 (5th Cir. 1997). The decision of the Tenth Circuit in Lowther v. Lowther, 321 F.3d 946 (10th Cir 2002), is not favorable to the appellant here, because that court found unique circumstances for the one case and rejected the view that an exception should be allowed for a custodial parent. AFFIRMED 2
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