Case No. 23-70015
State court award of attorney fees related to order of protection against debtor not excepted from her discharge under §523(a)(6). Attorney fees awarded in connection with order of protection are not excepted from discharge in bankruptcy as a matter of law; proof of willful and malicious injury is required. The state court orders at issue did not contain findings establishing that a willful and malicious injury occurred. The debtor was not barred from raising a defense to the action, and the plaintiff otherwise failed to meet his burden of proving that he was willfully and maliciously injured by her.
11 U.S.C. §523(a)(6)