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

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

Ruling
Court granted debtor partial discharge of student loan debt in reopened case due to undue hardship.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff debtor filed for chapter 7 relief and received a discharge. Four years later, the debtor moved to reopen her case, seeking a discharge of her student loan debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8)(B). Defendant creditor objected. The court had taken the matter under advisement.

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opinion summary, case decided on April 27, 2006 , LexisNexis #0606-057