A panel decision issued April 27, 2022 takes on an issue heretofore undecided in Pennsylvania but an issue of enormous consequence to many marital estates; the matter of student debt.
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MARRIAGE & THE DEBT BOMB Innocent Efforts at Debt Consolidation Can Cause Lasting Harm
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The report was published by National Public Radio on February 8, 2022. We all know about student debt for college and graduate programs. In 1987 student debt totaled $187 billion.
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Wall Street Journal Takes on the College Cost Issue
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The November 10 Wall Street Journal stuck a pin in an otherwise accepted “truth”; that post secondary education is always a good investment. In a front page article titled “A…
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COLLEGE DEBT & EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
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When couples decide to end a marriage, the process involves division of the good (the assets) the bad (the liabilities) and the ugly (liabilities that exceed assets). Hearing officers whom…
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LIFE IN THE WORLD OF FAFSA: Advice on the College Loan Application Process for Parents in Divorce.
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In the divorce business, there are few alleys as dark as of the college financial aid. We are commonly asked how separation and divorce may affect eligibility for student aid…
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