{"id":101,"date":"2009-04-29T13:59:19","date_gmt":"2009-04-29T17:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/might-the-court-discharge-my-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-because-i-am-disabled\/"},"modified":"2009-04-29T13:59:19","modified_gmt":"2009-04-29T17:59:19","slug":"might-the-court-discharge-my-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-because-i-am-disabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/might-the-court-discharge-my-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-because-i-am-disabled","title":{"rendered":"Might the Court Discharge My Student Loans in Bankruptcy if I Request It Because I Am Disabled?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal law is clear that most student loan repayment obligations are NOT dischargeable in bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

While you are free to prepare the bankruptcy paperwork as you see fit and request to have your student loans discharged, know that federal bankruptcy courts are not free to simply disregard Congressional mandates and discharge debts that are otherwise non-dischargeable simply because a person lists a certain debt on the proper form or because that person is physically or mentally disabled.<\/p>\n

Get complete details on Standard Legal’s Bankruptcy legal forms software<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Federal law is clear that most student loan repayment obligations are NOT dischargeable in bankruptcy. 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