In Re: Patricia A. Brightful

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• holding that the bankruptcy court cannot merely assume that debtor’s psychiatric problems precluded her from finding employment, and requiring some showing of how dis- ability affected debtor’s ability to earn income
• stating that the debtor “must prove a total incapacity ... in the future to pay [her] debts for reasons not within [her] control”
• finding that the party seeking discharge based on a medical condition has the burden of proving how the condition impairs the party’s ability to work
• noting debtor had an obligation to pursue employment elsewhere if her opportunities at her current job were limited
• observing legal dependency concludes when a child reaches the age of majority
• no undue hardship for debtor who had one dependent, even though she was forced to live with her sister, had no college degree, and was \emotionally unstable\ with \glaring psychiatric problems\

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