Douglas v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Douglas)

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• finding that a $48.00 a month expenditure on cable television and internet is not inconsistent with the minimal standard of living
• finding good faith even though adjusted monthly payments would have been between $0.00 and $9.00
• noting “[t]here are items that this Court considers necessary for a minimal standard of living that Debtor’s budget does not make provision for”
• “The $48 Debtor expends each month to provide basic cable television and cable modem service to her home is an extremely reasonable price in the Court’s experience.”
• “The rule ... that good faith efforts to repay should continue after the case filing and even after the filing of an adversary proceeding on dis-chargeability of the student loans, is a sound and reasonable rule.”
• “Satisfaction of this prong is not dependent on the payment amount, but rather a determination by the Court of whether the debtor can maintain a minimal standard of living if being required to service the student loan.”

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