New York State Higher Education Services Corp. v. Barrington (In Re Barrington)

MEMORANDUM AND DECISION

EDWARD D. HAYES, Bankruptcy Judge.

This action is under 20 U.S.C. § 1087-3 and the question presented to the Court for decision is whether payment of the student loan will impose an undue hardship on the bankrupt or her dependents.

In this particular case, the bankrupt was discharged from her employment with Eastman Kodak Company some nine months prior to the hearing. She has been living on unemployment insurance since her discharge.

Her problem is a physical and mental one. She has had depressive illnesses all her life. She is a third generation depressive. Her…