Federal bankruptcy law does not allow the discharge of student loan debt unless the debtor can show «undue hardship.»
Not exact matches
It's difficult to compare debt settlement or debt consolidation vs.
bankruptcy, because many state and
federal laws that apply to
bankruptcy don't apply to the other two forms of debt relief.
After a precedent was set by the Supreme Court,
federal law doesn't allow student loan debt to be discharged in
bankruptcy, although other forms of outstanding debt such as credit cards have the potential for discharge in
bankruptcy.
So, the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
does include income tax debts or tax related debts, because it's
Federal law.
In a Chapter 7 case, the most common type of personal
bankruptcy, the court doesn't allow an individual to keep their assets, but most exemptions allowed under state and
federal law are large enough to cover a secured debt such as a house mortgage a car loan.
The state
does not allow filers to use
federal exemptions for assets, so their choice is dictated by state
bankruptcy exemption
laws alone.
Doug Hoyes: That's always the way it works, and that's because
bankruptcy is a legal process, it's governed by Federal law and the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, which is a sub-section of Industry Canada, which is the Federal Government, they regulate everyth
bankruptcy is a legal process, it's governed by
Federal law and the Office of the Superintendent of
Bankruptcy, which is a sub-section of Industry Canada, which is the Federal Government, they regulate everyth
Bankruptcy, which is a sub-section of Industry Canada, which is the
Federal Government, they regulate everything we
do.
With your financial future on the line, it's important to choose a
bankruptcy law firm that specializes in
bankruptcy: state and
federal laws change frequently and can be extremely difficult to understand for those who
do not have specialized legal knowledge.
If, however, you
do not satisfy certain waiting periods under
federal law, then your student loan debt will survive your
bankruptcy or your consumer proposal.
Federal bankruptcy law specifically excepts student loans from discharge in
bankruptcy, unless
doing so would cause «undue hardship» for the debtor or the debtor's family.
Federal law does not allow the discharge of student loan debt in a
bankruptcy case, except with a showing of «undue hardship.»
Despite the fact that
bankruptcy is controlled by
federal law, there are a variety of exemptions to property and holdings that
DO differ from state to state and can significantly impact your
bankruptcy.
The constitutional provision for
federal control of
bankruptcy law, of course,
did not go into effect before 1789.
Even though I live and practice
bankruptcy law in one of the most progressive states in the Union: California, I
do not see enough female and ethnic
bankruptcy attorneys or trustees and although I am admitted in multiple
federal districts in the state, to my knowledge, I have never appeared before a single ethnic
bankruptcy judge.
I realize that BK is filed in
Federal bankruptcy court but does any Texas law apply or are there nuances applied differently by any federal bankruptcy court
Federal bankruptcy court but
does any Texas
law apply or are there nuances applied differently by any
federal bankruptcy court
federal bankruptcy court region?
What a careful observer notices from monitoring SPC media is that those involved with reform of discrete areas of Chinese legislation and judicial practice continue (in the pre / post 19th Party Congress era) to look at US
federal / state
law (and other foreign
law) structures and practices, including: use of mediation in
federal appeals cases;
bankruptcy practice; reform of Chinese nuclear safety legislation to broaden the scope of information released to the public, that is in specific areas that
do not involve basic principles of the Chinese courts.
It's very hard to get student loan debt forgiven — not even good ol'
bankruptcy can help you out there — but
did you know there's a
federal law that can help you out?
While Saad may have violated his fiduciary and contractual obligations under Michigan
law, said the court, Abdel - Hak's arguments
did not support the nondischargeability requirement for the
federal bankruptcy code.