Filing for bankruptcy is often the last resort for many people. If you successfully file for bankruptcy and your debts are discharged, it can affect your current and future finances for years, which is why people do not typically get a bankruptcy unless they absolutely have to. For most forms of bankruptcy, receiving a discharge of your debts is typically the end goal. Most debts can be discharged or forgiven in a bankruptcy, but there are certain types of debts that either cannot be discharged or will not be discharged based on certain circumstances.
Student Loans
When it comes to student loan debt, it is almost never automatically discharged in a bankruptcy. If you are looking to have your student loans forgiven, you must prove to the court that making your student loan payments would cause you undue hardship. To do this, you have to prove that making your student loan payments would not allow you to maintain a minimal standard of living, you will likely be in a tight financial situation for the remainder of your student loan repayment period and you have made a decent number of payments in good faith on your loans.
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