Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance in coordination with the Department of Education that should allow bankruptcy debtors to be far more successful in obtaining discharge of their student loans.

The key to the new process is bankruptcy debtors completing an attestation form to seek the DOJ's agreement to settle the debtor's undue hardship discharge proceeding. The guidance provides a more objective framework for applying the three-part test courts have used in deciding undue hardship.

This session discusses the application of the new guidance and the possible effects on a pending bankruptcy case.

SPEAKERS

• Chief Judge Laura T. Beyer, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of NC, Charlotte
• Rashad Blossom, Blossom Law PLLC, Charlotte
• Jenny P. Holman, Chapter 13 Office for the Western District of NC, Charlotte

PRODUCED
Session from 46th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, December 8–9, 2023

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 1.00 MCLE Hour

Qualifies for NC State Bar Bankruptcy Law Specialization

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