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August 24, 2010

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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

Period of exclusivity

Definition:
Personal bankruptcy - filed by an individual; also called a household bankruptcy, consumer bankruptcy or wage-earner bankruptcy. (see Chapter 13 and also Chapter 12).

Liquidating reorganization

Definition:
An informal term for a Chapter 11 proceeding when the company is essentially liquidated through one or more asset sales.

Exclusivity (period of)

Definition:
A debtor in Chapter 11 has the exclusive right to file a plan of reorganization for the first 120 days of its bankruptcy. Thereafter, unless the period of exclusivity is extended by the court, other parties may file reorganization plans.

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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

Hawaii Bankruptcy Attorney

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

Ahuimanu
Aiea
Aliamanu
Ewa Beach
Halawa
Hilo
Honolulu
Kahului
Kailua
Kaneohe
Kaneohe Station
Kapaa
Kihei

Lahaina
Makaha
Makakilo City
Mililani Town
Nanakuli
Pearl City
Schofield
Barracks
Wahiawa
Waianae
Wailuku
Waimalu
Waipahu
Waipio

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