{"id":41450,"date":"2023-10-29T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T16:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/considerchapter13.org\/?p=41450"},"modified":"2023-10-29T21:18:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:18:36","slug":"department-of-justice-guidance-on-discharging-federal-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-expanded-to-include-ffel-and-perkins-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/considerchapter13.org\/2023\/10\/29\/department-of-justice-guidance-on-discharging-federal-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-expanded-to-include-ffel-and-perkins-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Justice Guidance on Discharging Federal Student Loans in Bankruptcy Expanded to Include FFEL and Perkins Loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Last November, the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Department of Education, released a new Guidance for assistant United States Attorneys defending bankruptcy adversary proceedings where borrowers seek to discharge federal student loan debt due to an undue hardship. The Guidance attempts to create objective criteria to streamline and reduce the costs of discharging student loans in bankruptcy by allowing debtors to complete a standardized form so the Department of Justice may review and hopefully agree to discharge some or all of the debt in lieu formal discovery and the need for a trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n