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February 06, 2012

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Did You Know?

Chapter thirteen is common for individuals with regular income
Chapter 13 is designed for individuals with regular income who are temporarily unable to pay their debts but would like to pay them in installments over a period of time. You are only eligible for chapter 13 if your debts do not exceed certain dollar amounts set forth in the Bankruptcy Code.

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Bankruptcy Terms

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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

Secured creditors

Definition:
One of two general types of creditors of a company. Secured creditors have a lien on property of the company.

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Georgia Bankruptcy Attorney

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

Acworth
Albany
Alpharetta
Athens
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
Cumming
Dalton
Decatur
Douglasville
Duluth
Griffin
Hephzibah
Hinesville
Jonesboro
Kennesaw
Lawrenceville
Lilburn

Lithonia
Loganville
Marietta
Milledgeville
Moultrie
Newnan
Norcross
Powder Springs
Ringgold
Rome
Roswell
Savannah
Smyrna
Stockbridge
Stone Mountain
Suwanee
Tifton
Warner Robins
Woodstock

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