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Student loans discharged even when Debtor was not required to make payments on loans

June 5th, 2018
In Murphy v. United States, 15-11240-j7 (Bankr. D. N.M. June 1, 2018), the Bankruptcy Court in New Mexico held that a debtor who was not obligated to make payments on student loans because she qualified for a -0- payment under an Income Based Repayme… Read More
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Tags: discharge, hardship, Student Loans
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Discharge Injunction Violation Results in $90,000 Award

June 9th, 2017
A recent case in the District Court, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC et al. v. Lempesis, affirmed a judgment by the Bankruptcy Court awarding $90,000 for an especially egregious violation of the discharge injunction, including damages for emotional dist… Read More
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Tags: automatic stay, bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, discharge, discharge injunction litigation