Wolph v. U.S. Department of Education (In re Wolph)

DECISION AND ORDER

RICHARD L. SPEER, Bankruptcy Judge.

This cause comes before the Court after a Trial on the PlaintiffiDebtor’s Complaint to Determine Dischargeability. At issue at the Trial was whether the Plaintiff, Cindy Sue Pinckley Wolph, was entitled to receive a discharge of a number of educational debts pursuant to the “undue hardship” standard as set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). At the conclusion of the Trial, the Court deferred ruling on the matter so as to afford the opportunity to fully consider the evidence and the arguments raised by the Parties. The Court has now had this…