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."[more]
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