Student loan debt can be considered prior to discharge 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 5, 2010
Tags: CHAPTER 13, dischargeability
The dischargeability of student loan debt is constitutionally ripe for review before a Chapter 13 debtor receives a discharge or will “imminently” receive a discharge, the 6th Circuit has ruled.
Debt dischargeable in bankruptcy despite fraud
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 11, 2009
Tags: CHAPTER 13, dischargeability, fraud
A debt could be discharged in bankruptcy even though it arose from the debtor’s settlement of a state fraud claim, the 1st Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has ruled in affirming a finding of dischargeability.
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