Free Bankruptcy Help — Legal Aid & Pro Bono Resources by State

Directory of free bankruptcy help resources by state: legal aid organizations, law school clinics, pro bono programs, and court self-help centers.

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Looking for empirical court data? See Open Bankruptcy Project /cases/ for district-level dismissal rates, judge profiles, and PACER-derived research.

Our research was cited by the federal judiciary as Suggestions 26-BK-3 and 26-BK-5

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Brunner Test (§523(a)(8))

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Student Loans in Bankruptcy

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Federal Exemptions §522(d)

Complete list of federal exemptions

Nondischargeable Debts List

Debts that survive bankruptcy discharge