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Will I Be Able To Get A Student Loan If I File Bankruptcy?
The Bankruptcy Code makes it illegal for government agencies to refuse student loans to those who have filed bankruptcy. 11 USC 525(c). So if you have filed bankruptcy, you are still eligible to receive student loans that are backed by the government (Title IV loans)...
Link to access recent opinions of the USBC-WDKY
Here is a nice link to access recent opinions of the Judges of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky: http://www.kywb.uscourts.gov/opinions/list_opinions.php Just use the drop down menu and click on the Judge's name to access !
Bankruptcy Filing Statistics for the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Kentucky Since 2005
Bankruptcy filings have continued to grow steadily in the Western District of Kentucky, as they have nationally. Here are the numbers: 2006: 7,072 cases 2007: 9,469 cases 2008: 11,057 cases 2009: (first quarter) 3,162 cases The first quarter of 2009 number is...
Discharging Student Debt Without Undue Hardship Finding
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa (Docket No. 08-1134), 2009 WL 646192, a case in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a debtor could discharge student loan debt by including it in a...
About the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) www.nacba.org
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys NACBA, www.nacba.org , is the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy. Formed in 1992, NACBA now has...
Board Certification for Bankruptcy Attorneys… What does it mean?
John Rogers, Attorney at Law is Board Certified- Consumer Bankruptcy Law - American Board of Certification. The following information is from the website of the American Board of Certification www.abcworld.org : "You expect certification from your doctor - expect it...
