I always assumed that you could not discharge student loans through bankruptcy, but apparantly you can . . . under certain circumstances.
This article from the New York Times outlines how this is possible, and how more former students are starting to have success in wiping out their student debt.
The article highlights a significant shift in the landscape of student loan debt relief through bankruptcy. Historically, student loans have been notoriously difficult to discharge in bankruptcy, often requiring borrowers to prove “undue hardship” via a separate, costly adversary proceeding. This led to a widespread perception that discharge was nearly impossible, deterring most borrowers from even attempting it.
