In Re White’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 4 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 523 · 11 U.S.C. § 707 · 20 U.S.C. § 1077A · 20 U.S.C. § 1078 · 20 U.S.C. § 1087E · 42 U.S.C. § 292
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Orr v. Orr · Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen · Fitzpatrick v. City of Atlanta
Most-quoted passages
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“Couples not only provide financial support to one another, but each partner has a legal obligation, enforceable between them, to support one another to the extent of the individual capabilities .... In the bankruptcy context, section 523, by its terms, plainly considers the impact of the exception of a student loan debt from discharge on both the debtor and his or her dependents. A family member can be a dependent of, or a provider for, the debtor. Either way, the family member’s very existence impacts the quality of the debtor’s lifestyle, maybe adversely, maybe favorably.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“seven-year rule”), or (B) excepting the debt from discharge would impose an undue hardship. However, the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Pub.L. No. 105 § 244, § 971, 112 Stat. 1581 , 1837 (1998), eliminated § 523(a)(8)'s”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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