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If you've gotten in over your head with debt, you may have filed for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, which is a way to pay your obligations over a period of three to five years and avoid foreclosure of...
Bankruptcy filings nationwide remain sharply lower than before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, despite a slight rise in new cases for the 12-month period ending March 31, according to a new report from the U.S. judiciary. Statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on May 5 show total filings rose 2.0
Annual bankruptcy filings in calendar year 2022 totaled 387,721, compared with 413,616 cases in 2021, according to the most recent statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The office reported Feb. 6 that business filings fell 6 percent, from 14,347 to 13,481 in the year ending Dec. 31, 2022. Non-business bankruptcy filings
In a recent case, a bankruptcy court had to consider whether to allow a debtor in a Chapter 13 plan to make voluntary contributions to her retirement plan.