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In re Vaccariello

In re Vaccariello

Ruling
Nondischargeable student loans did not create "special circumstances" that would rebut presumption of abuse.
Procedural posture

The United States Trustee ("UST") moved to dismiss the debtor's chapter 7 case pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2) based on the presumption of abuse of the provisions of chapter 7. In what was a matter of first impression for the court, the primary issue was whether the debtors'student loans constituted "special circumstances" to overcome the presumption of abuse in the means test.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 22, 2007 , LexisNexis #1007-119