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February 06, 2012

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Federal & State Bankruptcy Laws

Bankruptcy law provides for the development of a plan that allows a debtor, who is unable to pay his creditors, to resolve his debts through the division of his assets among his creditors. The following is list of laws related to Bankruptcy:

Title 11 of The United States Code

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Did You Know?

Many family finances include a credit card debt
The typical family filing for bankruptcy in 1997 owed more than one and a half times its annual income in short-term, high-interest debt. A family earning $24,000 had an average of $36,000 in credit card and similar debt.

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Bankruptcy Terms

Today's Terms

Chapter Seven

Definition:
Liquidation proceedings; generally assets are sold by a trustee and the company ceases operation. (Individuals may file Chapter 7 also.)

Bankrupt

Definition:
The entity that files a bankruptcy; the debtor; the insolvent entity. This is a non-technical term and is not used in the Bankruptcy Code.

Reorganization

Definition:
The resolving of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the emergence of the debtor as a viable business. Generally, the company agrees with creditors on a plan for payment of their claims (plan of reorganization) and emerges from Chapter 11 after the plan is confirmed by the court.

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Bankruptcy Resources

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Bankruptcy Hot Topics

Topics Related to Bankruptcy:

Chapter 7
Chapter 13
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 9

Syracuse Bankruptcy Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need a Bankruptcy attorney you should contact our Bankruptcy Attorney as soon as possible:

Astoria
Auburn
Bay Shore
Brentwood
Bronx
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Corona
Elmhurst
Elmont
Endicott
Fairport
Far Rockaway
Flushing
Forest Hills
Freeport
Hamburg
Hempstead
Huntington
Huntington Station
Ithaca
Jackson Heights
Jamaica
Jamestown
Levittown
Lindenhurst

Lockport
Long Beach
Massapequa
Middletown
New York
Newburgh
North Tonawanda
Patchogue
Poughkeepsie
Rego Park
Ridgewood
Rochester
Rome
South Ozone Park
South Richmond Hill
Spring Valley
Staten Island
Tonawanda
Troy
Webster
West Babylon
Westbury
Whitestone
Woodside
Yonkers

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