Nys v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Nys)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARLAR, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
In this appeal, we consider the meaning of “additional circumstances” in the test for an “undue hardship” discharge of student loans. The bankruptcy court determined that the healthy, 51-year-old, working debtor, although unable to repay her loans fully in the present or future, did not demonstrate compelling enough circumstances to discharge any part of the loans. We conclude that the court applied an incorrect legal standard, and therefore we REVERSE AND REMAND.
FACTS
At the time of the bankruptcy proceedings, Lorna Kaye Nys (“Debtor”) was a single…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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