Ford v. Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas (In Re Ford)

How courts have described this case

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• finding that debtor’s worsening arthritic condition will decrease future ability to work and increase medical costs
• finding that debtor’s worsening arthritic condition will decrease future ability to work and increase medical costs
• asserting that debt- or’s age and physical condition weighed heavily toward discharging student loan, while debtor’s failure to pursue deferments or opt for ICRP did not support a finding of nondischargeability
• debtor’s age and physical condition weighed “heavily in favor of discharging the student loans”
• “... given the unlikelihood that the Debt- or will ever make more money than she does right now, this would result in her carrying around a very large and ever-increasing debt until it is forgiven when she is 87 years old.”
• stating the standard of review in nearly identical terms

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