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What Is a Bankruptcy Discharge? A bankruptcy discharge is a legal order that releases a debtor from the personal liability of certain types of debts. If your bankruptcy has been discharged, it means ...

Life led Elizabeth Hadzic and Kim Coles to bankruptcy court. Hadzic, 50, a psychotherapist in Maryland, doesn’t make enough to support herself and her adult son, whose health struggles set her back ...

A federal judge has issued a ruling in the bankruptcy case of Shilo Sanders, giving the Colorado football player a victory that keeps alive his effort to discharge more than $11 million in debt. But ...

The success rate for student loan borrowers who attempt to discharge their debt in bankruptcy has "jumped" to 87% in recent years, a new study finds. Still, few people pursue the option because of a ...

If you’re getting hounded by creditors, facing foreclosure on your home or feeling overwhelmed by debt in other ways, bankruptcy might be the answer. Filing for bankruptcy has lasting ramifications on ...