IN RE FITZGERALD

Bankruptcy No. 81-02238G, Adv. Nos. 83-0548G, 83-0570G.

40 B.R. 528 (1984)

In re Clifford FITZGERALD, Debtor. Clifford FITZGERALD, Plaintiff, v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY, Defendant. Clifford FITZGERALD, Plaintiff, v. PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Rahner, Havertown, Pa., for debtor/plaintiff, Clifford Fitzgerald.

Jane G. Penny, Smith B. Gephart, Harrisburg, Pa., for defendant, Pennsylvania Higher Educ. Assistance Agency.

Louis Perez, Paul Breen, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant, Penn State University.

Leo F. Doyle, Philadelphia, Pa., Trustee.


OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:

The question presented in the controversy at bench is whether the debtor has proven hardship to entitle him to a discharge of his student loans under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code ("the Code"). For the reasons expressed below we will deny the discharge of the loans.

The facts of this case are as follows:1 The debtor is currently twenty-nine years old, is...

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