http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/11/origin-of-the-word-bankruptcy/ Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/11/origin-of-the-word-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-37512 I Thought Bankruptcy Was Supposed To Cure My Money Troubles. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:43:24 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/11/origin-of-the-word-bankruptcy/#comment-37512 [...] state of the economy.  I know that you cannot get blood out of a turnip. I know that people file bankruptcy to manage financial debt but at no time during my interview process or doing the administration of [...] [...] state of the economy.  I know that you cannot get blood out of a turnip. I know that people file bankruptcy to manage financial debt but at no time during my interview process or doing the administration of [...]

]]> http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/11/origin-of-the-word-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-40 How Can I Avoid Bankruptcy? at Bankruptcy Law Network Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:49:56 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/11/origin-of-the-word-bankruptcy/#comment-40 [...] The word bankruptcy originates from a Latin phrase meaning broken table.  It connotes a time when merchants plied their wares on tables in open markets.  When a merchant became insolvent and could not pay the bills, the table was broken and the business was closed.  See Rachel Foley’s article, Origin of the word bankruptcy. [...]

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