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Sympathy for the Debtor? Not When It Comes to Student Loans

The assumption that bankruptcy can't relieve a borrower of student loan obligations is incorrect, however a debtor must provide compelling evidence that an undue hardship will result if the debtor is required to repay the loan.

6 minute read December 02, 2019 at 12:27 AM
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Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Jarret P. Hitchings
Sympathy for the Debtor? Not When It Comes to Student Loans

Student loans are in the news. Nearly everyone either has, or knows someone with, a student loan obligation, and growing numbers of borrowers are in some form of default or forbearance.

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