The Bankruptcy Code sets specific limits on the amount of debt that a person can reorganize in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. There are separate limits for both secured debts and unsecured debts. These debt limits are calculated per each debtor where a married couple files a joint chapter 13 bankruptcy case. These “debt limits” [...]
Filing bankruptcy is an important step for many businesses and individuals struggling with debt, law suits, foreclosures, and other issues that “trigger” their need for financial relief. For the majority of businesses and people that file bankruptcy, the debt relief they obtain in bankruptcy vastly outweighs the cost of filing bankruptcy. This is especially true [...]
Despite its stigma, a business struggling with legal or financial issues can reap the benefits of bankruptcy. Business bankruptcy can give a company the time and space it needs to regroup and create a plan of reorganization. Alternatively, a business can use that time and space to orderly liquidate its assets. In either instance, the [...]
