Discharge/Dischargeability

Filing a Dischargeability Motion Rather Than a Complaint Is Not Fatal

Relation-back kicks in if an earlier motion contains the elements of a complaint.
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Another Example: Student Loans Are Virtually Impossible to Discharge

District court second-guesses the sufficiency of evidence that the bankruptcy court found sufficient.

Eighth Circuit Broadly Draws the Line to Identify ‘Unknown’ Claims that Are Discharged

Eighth Circuit sides with the Third: ‘Reasonably ascertainable,’ not ‘reasonably foreseeable,’ determines which creditors are entitled to actual notice.
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Portions of Rule 4004 Violate the Rules Enabling Act, Bankruptcy Judge Klein Says

Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.

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