The following excerpt is from In re Behn, 245 BR 444 (Bankr. W.D. N.Y. 2000):
2 Though the validity of the underlying claim may lie in state law, the exceptions to discharge are a matter of federal law. See Grogan v. Garner, 498 U.S. 279, 283-84, 111 S.Ct. 654, 112 L.Ed.2d 755 (1991).
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