By Scott Riddle Posted in Consumer Bankruptcy Guide,Northern District CasesIn the case of In re Ruff, 2022 B.R. 1638964, Ch. 7 Case No. 20-68855-pwb (Bankr. N.D.Ga. March 31, 2022) (click here for .pdf) the issue was whether the educational loans owed by the Debtor were “consumer” debts as defined by 11 U.S.C. §101(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, and incorporated into 11 U.S.C. §707(b). If… Continue Reading
By Scott Riddle Posted in Miscellaneous Cases,News and Comments“Believe it or not, the US Marshals Service in Houston is arresting people for not paying their outstanding federal student loans.” So says Fox 26 Houston reporter Isiah Carey. The problem is, this statement is absolutely false. Paul Aker owed student loans, and was apparently in default. Paul Aker was sued for the student loan… Continue Reading
By Scott Riddle Posted in Southern District CasesIn In re Brown, Ch. 13 Case No. 12-12316, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 3696 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Sept. 6, 2013), the Chapter 13 debtor deducted, on Line 57 of the Means Test, monthly student loan payments of $500 as a “deduction for special circumstances.” In her Chapter 13 plan, she proposed to make direct payments of… Continue Reading
