As a co-signer on a private student loan and the signer is filing for bankruptcy, will the student loan then fall on me?
Question Details: the signer is also trying to get the student loan discharged as part of her bankruptcy due to hardship.
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Student loans are *very* hard to discharge in bankruptcy, even with hardship, so the signor should not count on this.
However, if signor discharges his/her debt, or simply stops paying, then the lendor may go after the co-signor for payment.
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