MEMORANDUM AND DECISION ON DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOANS
ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The public policy traditionally served by bankruptcy law is to provide honest debtors with an economic fresh start. In chapter 7 cases, a debtor surrenders nonexempt property to a trustee who distributes it to the holders of allowed claims in exchange for a discharge of dischargeable debts. That equation has served the public interest well by recognizing the social benefits...
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