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☆ A mom who's stuck with the bill for her ex-husband's student loans is struggling to pay the $365,000 balance and help her kids at the same time
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But more than a decade later, their student loans are preventing them from fully separating. So my current husband has all my kids' student loans in his name," Rowan told BI. AdvertisementShe also can't get a new credit card, and she said that her parents are concerned her inheritance will be garnished because of her student loans. BI recently spoke to Chrystal Copeland, a 46-year-old mom also seeking to get her loan balance separated from her ex-husband. "The only thing that is still holding me in this cycle of abuse is these student loans," Copeland said.

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☆ A mom with $50,000 in student debt 'can't break free' from her ex-husband because she's still stuck paying off his loan balance
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chrystal Copeland, 46, is stuck paying off her ex-husband's student loans. While a law passed to allow the separation of spousal balances, it'll take time to implement. But their student loans are keeping them together. "The only thing that is still holding me in this cycle of abuse is these student loans. She now has about $50,000 in student debt, according to documents reviewed by Business Insider, and she's facing payments of about $500 a month.

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