Can I Discharge My Student Loans In Bankruptcy?

Getting rid of student loans in bankruptcy is difficult -- but not always impossible. To succeed, you must convince the court that repaying your student loans would cause you "undue hardship."

You may have heard that getting rid of student loans in bankruptcy is impossible. That's not true--but it is very difficult. To succeed, you must convince a bankruptcy court that repaying your student loans would cause you "undue hardship."

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Shae Irving has been writing for Legal Consumer since 2013, focusing on health care and family law. She was a senior legal editor and editorial project manager at Nolo, where she worked for twenty-two years. Shae has degrees in rhetoric and law from U.C. Berkeley. She lives in Northern California.