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Bartel v. Jacksonville State Univ. (In re Bartel)

Bartel v. Jacksonville State Univ. (In re Bartel)

Ruling
Undue hardship discharge of student loan debt denied where debtor could maintain minimal standard of living while making payments.
Procedural posture

A chapter 7 debtor filed a complaint in which he requested that the student loans he obtained from defendant creditor be found and declared discharged on the grounds that excepting such loans from discharge under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(8) would impose an undue hardship on the debtor.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 10, 2010 , LexisNexis #0510-088