By Cathy Moran, Esq. (Redwood City, CA) Mention tax calculations to a bankruptcy attorney and 7 out of 10 freeze on the spot. I'm not a tax attorney, they retort. That's right, but, if you are a bankruptcy attorney, that doesn't relieve you from knowing enough tax to get the means test right. Not to mention not giving up your...
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By Wm. Houston Brown, United States Bankruptcy Judge (Retired)
Discharge - Paying more than original loan balance would be undue hardship. The 59-year old debtor employed in aging and disability services couldn’t maintain a minimal living standard without discharge of substantial portion of student loan debt. The Court identified factors included in “minimal standards” in modern American society and found that it would be an undue hardship for the debtor to pay the full loan with accruing interest. If she paid the minimum income-based payment of $203 monthly, with accruing 9% interest, she would . . .
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