Legal Opinion

Karben v. Elsi (In Re Karben)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 23, 1996No. 19-22199PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION DENYING PARENT-DEBTOR’S MOTION FOR A DETERMINATION DECLARING EDUCATIONAL LOANS TO BE DISCHARGEABLE

AD LAI S. HARDIN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

In this adversary proceeding pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 7001(6), Gerald and Susan Karben (the “Debtors”) seek a determination that their obligations as co-signors on certain educational loans to their children are dis-chargeable, notwithstanding the exception to 11 U.S.C. § 727 set forth in section 623(a)(8). This Court has jurisdiction over this core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334 and 157(a) and (b).

The facts are not in dispute. The debtors…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Crooks v. HarrelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. In Re Virginia M. Pelkowski A/K/A Virginia M. Dodd, Debtor, Ohio Student Loan Commission, the Loan Servicing Center, James K. McNamara Esq., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  3. Robert L. Johnson v. Edinboro State College and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Appeal of Edinboro State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  4. Washington v. Virginia State Education Assistance Authority (In Re Washington)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1984
  5. Education Resources Institute, Inc. v. Hammarstrom (In Re Hammarstrom)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1989

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Elmore v. Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corp. (In Re Elmore)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1999
  2. Stein v. Bank of New England, N.A. (In Re Stein)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1998
  3. In re DemeterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2012
  4. Kentucky Higher Educ. Assistance Auth. v. Norris (In Re Norris)District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1999
  5. O'Brien v. First Marblehead Education Resources, Inc. (In Re O'Brien)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2003

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