Case Summary:
The Debtor filed a Chapter 13 plan in November 1992. Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation, a predecessor to movant Educational Credit Management Corporation, then filed an unsecured claim in the amount of $31,530.08 for educational loans made between 1981 through 1987 to the Debtor. The plan was completed in 1997. A discharge of Debtor’s debts was entered using an outdated discharge order form which did not accurately reflect the law regarding the dischargeability of student loans. The case was reopened and Educational Credit Management Corporation filed its motion to reconsider the discharge order. It was determined that the discharge order was incorrect and misstated the law. Those portions of the order were ruled void and a new discharge order was entered in the form currently in use.

Statute/Rule References:
11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) -- Nondischargeability - Student Loans
11 U.S.C. § 1328(a) -- Discharge

Key Terms:
Student Loans