Default Judgments Are (Sometimes) Nondischargeable Under Issue Preclusion
If the parties litigate but the defendant eventually defaults, the default judgment can result in nondischargeability via issue preclusion, Eleventh Circuit holds.
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Fifth Circuit Makes Student Loans Even More Difficult to Discharge
Fifth Circuit now says that student loans must ‘impose intolerable difficulties’ to be dischargeable.
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How to Draft a Judgment to Be Nondischargeable in Bankruptcy
To be nondischargeable, a stipulated judgment must lay out facts showing the debt was incurred by false representation or actual fraud.