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No Bankruptcy for Attorney With Student Loan Debt


— January 13, 2003

Attorney James E. Stern tried for several years to make a living as a lawyer, but eventually gave up in frustration and moved to France with his French wife. He filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, hoping to shed about $150k in educational loans. But the court found that he hadn’t made the requisite showing, and refused to discharge the debt, according to this.


Attorney James E. Stern tried for several years to make a living as a lawyer, but eventually gave up in frustration and moved to France with his French wife. He filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, hoping to shed about $150k in educational loans. But the court found that he hadn’t made the requisite showing, and refused to discharge the debt, according to this.

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