I am considering filing for bankruptcy. Can student loans be included? I was a couple months late on the loans I have but they automatically went into deferment after I started attending the fall semester. Even with this, we are struggling to pay our mortgage and car and are starting to default on other bills. Our debt, not including house and van, is around 50,000 (half is student loans) and we have been struggling, living check by check, having to borrow money from inlaws to pay our bills. We are current on our mortgage but all other debt I am now late on and don't see it getting better. Any advice would help. Thanks