Absent proving undue hardship, student loans are not dischargeable through bankruptcy.
If you are considering filing for bankruptcy because a student loan(s) makes up most of your debt, understand that you will have to file a separate adversary proceeding and prove repayment of your student loan(s) would cause an undue hardship.
Accordingly, you may still have to pay back your student loan(s)—even after bankruptcy.
Here are a few of the many things to discuss with your bankruptcy attorney before you file.
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