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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?

Special purpose entities in bankruptcy can be used
A business, usually a special-purpose entity, established to perform limited functions and to have one or a few primary creditors. This type of entity is sometimes established to protect lenders on large, complex projects, when the lender is to be paid solely or almost exclusively out of the money generated when the project becomes operational.

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Bankruptcy Terms

Today's Terms

Default

Definition:
The failure by an entity to abide by the covenants in a debt obligation or other agreement to which it is a party. The most common default is non-payment of interest or principal.

Chapter Twelve

Definition:
Family farmer bankruptcies; created by Congress in 1986 (Chapter 12 became effective on November 26, 1986 and is now a permanent Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code); only a family owned farm business can qualify for Chapter 12

Absolute priority

Definition:
The order of payment to the different classes of creditors mandated by the Bankruptcy Code. In theory, claims with higher priority are paid in full before other claims receive anything

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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

South Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney

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

Abbeville
Aiken
Anderson
Beaufort
Belton
Bennettsville
Bluffton
Camden
Charleston
Chester
Clemson
Clover
Columbia
Conway
Darlington
Dillon
Easley
Elgin
Florence
Fort Mill
Fountain Inn
Gaffney
Gaston
Georgetown
Goose Creek
Greenville
Greenwood
Greer
Hartsville
Hilton Head Island

Inman
Irmo
Ladson
Lancaster
Laurens
Lexington
Marion
Moncks Corner
Mount Pleasant
Murrells Inlet
Myrtle Beach
Newberry
North Augusta
North Charleston
Orangeburg
Pickens
Piedmont
Rock Hill
Seneca
Simpsonville
Spartanburg
Summerville
Sumter
Taylors
Travelers Rest
Union
Walterboro
West Columbia
York

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