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July 20, 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

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

Insolvency

Definition:
Another term used to describe a firm that is failing; generally it means that a firm's liabilities exceed its assets or that it is unable to satisfy its obligations as they come due.

Repo Laws Repossess

Definition:
The repo laws: If you don't make your car payments for a number of months, your lender may repo or repossess your car. Without a car you may not be able to get to work.

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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

New Mexico Bankruptcy Attorney

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

Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Anthony
Artesia
Aztec
Belen
Carlsbad
Clovis
Deming
Edgewood
Espanola
Farmington
Gallup

Hobbs
Las Cruces
Las Vegas
Los Alamos
Los Lunas
Portales
Rio Rancho
Roswell
Santa Fe
Shiprock
Silver City
Taos

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