Legal Opinion
Porrazzo v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Porrazzo)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 31, 2004No. 19-30201PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND DECISION ON DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOANS
ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The public policy traditionally served by bankruptcy law is to provide honest debtors with an economic fresh start. In chapter 7 cases, a debtor surrenders nonexempt property to a trustee who distributes it to the holders of allowed claims in exchange for a discharge of dischargeable debts. That equation has served the public interest well by recognizing the social benefits of giving honest but economically distressed individuals a chance to start over and at the same time making a distribution to holders…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Thoms v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Thoms)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Lebovits v. Chase Manhattan Bank (In Re Lebovits)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1998
- Ritchie v. Northwest Education Loan Ass'n (In Re Ritchie)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2000
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fabrizio v. U.S. Department of Education Borrower Services Department Direct Loans (In Re Fabrizio)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
- Educational Credit Management Corp. v. CuristonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- In Re KellyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2006
- Shenk v. U.S. Dep't of Educ. (In re Shenk)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 2019
- Davis v. National Collegiate Trust (In re Davis)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
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