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Burton v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Burton)

Burton v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Burton)

Ruling
Student loans were deemed nondischargeable since debtor failed to show that debtor's mental inllness was likely to prevent future employment or that debtor had made a good faith effort to repay the loans.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff bankruptcy debtor brought an adversary proceeding against defendant student loan creditors, seeking to discharge his student loans based on undue hardship pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8), due to mental illness and his inability to maintain employment. The bankruptcy court conducted a trial.

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opinion summary, case decided on January 11, 2006 , LexisNexis #0406-126