"The Certainty of Hopelessness": Are Courts too Harsh toward Bankrupt Student Loan Debtors?.

Fossey, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ552044

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Publication Date: 1997

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"The Certainty of Hopelessness": Are Courts too Harsh toward Bankrupt Student Loan Debtors?

Fossey, Richard

Journal of Law and Education, v26 n3 p29-48 Jul 1997

In most cases, individuals filing for bankruptcy to discharge student loans are those who encountered difficult life circumstances, not middle-class college graduates who refused to pay for their education. Many courts have interpreted the Bankruptcy Code's "undue hardship" provisions too harshly and without compassion. (70 footnotes) (MLF)

Descriptors: Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Loan Default, Postsecondary Education, Student Characteristics, Student Loan Programs

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Language: English

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