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Debtor Allowed to Make Voluntary Contributions to Retirement Fund While Repaying Creditors

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In In re Marlena Joy Pizzo , the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina held that a debtor may voluntarily contribute to her retirement plan while paying creditors under a bankruptcy plan. [1] 6] The court referred to 11 U.S.C. at *2 (quoting 11 U.S.C. citing 11 U.S.C. 29, 2017). [13]

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Discharging Student Loan Debt: The Brunner Test

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American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff. . . Generally, student loan debt will not be discharged in a case under title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) unless there is a showing of “undue hardship on the debtor and debtor’s dependents.” 23, 2021) ( citing 11 U.S.C. citing 11 U.S.C.