Legal Opinion
Wolfe v. U.S. Department of Education (In re Wolfe)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided October 4, 2013No. Case No. 8:11-bk-10760-MGW; Adv. Pro. No.: 8:11-ap-638-KRMPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chapter 7
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT GRANTING DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT
K. Rodney May, United States Bankruptcy Judge
Introduction
The United States Department of Education (“DOE”) claims that the debtor owes $131,685.36 for 22 government insured student loans, all of which originated between 1983 and 1993.1 The debtor seeks to have these loans discharged, claiming that excepting the debt from discharge would impose an undue hardship on him pursuant to § 523(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.2
In the Eleventh Circuit, debtors who wish to discharge their student loans must meet what is…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of Jerry L. Roberson, Debtor. Appeal of Illinois Student Assistance CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re: Nanci Anne Long Debtor. Nanci Anne Long v. Educational Credit Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- In Re Dallas R. Cheesman Margaret J. Cheesman, Debtors. Dallas R. Cheesman Margaret J. Cheesman v. Tennessee Student Assistance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Turturo v. Access Group, Inc. (In re Turturo)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 2014
- Nightingale v. North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (In re Nightingale)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2016
- Acosta-Conniff v. ECMC (In re Acosta-Conniff)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · 2015
- Gesinde v. U.S. Department of EducationUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2019
- Savage v. Educational Credit Management CorporationUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2023
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