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Critical Case Comment–“No Realistic Future Prospects”

March 26, 2023
A 34-year-old Chapter 7 debtor could discharge his student loan obligation by establishing that he could not reasonably make payments...
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New Federal Guidance on Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy Is a Game Changer

March 26, 2023
The Justice Department, in partnership with the Department of Education, recently announced new guidelines that loosen the strict application of...
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An Update on Student Debt Relief and What this Means for Chapter 13 Practitioners

November 20, 2022
What is the Student Debt Relief Plan? On August 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a three-part student debt relief...
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The Student Loan Debacle: Causes & Cures

September 18, 2022
As we observe the growing discussion over the tremendous amount of outstanding student loan debt, several points of clarification might...
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For Whom Does the Bell Toll?

October 10, 2021
By Angela M. Scolforo, Staff Attorney to Herbert L. Beskin, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Western District of Virginia Since...
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Critical Case Comment

August 1, 2021
By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee (Nashville, TN) While the debtors failed to meet the high threshold...
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Critical Case Comment

September 20, 2020
By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville) A Non-Governmental Private Student...
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United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa Ten Years After

May 3, 2020
By Hon. Brian Lynch, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Washington, Tacoma Division When the Supreme Court issued United...
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Trustee Cannot Require Debtor to Treat Nondischargeable Student Loan Debts in a Separate Class

August 25, 2019
By Gretchen D. Holland, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Greenville/Spartanburg Division of South Carolina The Bankruptcy Code does not...
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The Brunner Student Loan Hardship Test: Alive and Well in The Big Apple

June 23, 2019
By Herbert L. Beskin, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Western District of Virginia (Charlottesville) Let’s take the following set of...
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