Legal Opinion
Ivory v. United States (In Re Ivory)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided October 29, 2001No. 18-00424PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON COMPLAINT TO DISCHARGE STUDENT LOAN
BENJAMIN COHEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Background
The debtor borrowed $2,500 in 1985 to attend a vocational school. She has not paid that loan and seeks to discharge it in the pending Chapter 7 case. Pursuant to section 523(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, her loan is not dischargeable unless she can prove that paying the debt will impose an undue hardship on her and her dependents. 1
The specific matter before the Court is the debtor’s Complaint to Discharge Stu dent Loan filed on January 18, 2000. A trial was held on May 15, 2001. The debtor…
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3Cited by48 opinions
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