Chapter 13 bankruptcy is especially well tailored to middle and upper middle class Americans who are having financial difficulty. In a Chapter 13 creditors get paid back at least some of what they are owed, and debtors participate in an affordable payment arrangement administered by a Chapter 13 Trustee. Chapter 13 is usually a win-win [...]
chapter 12
Chapter 12 is a little known part of the Bankruptcy Code that can be exceptionally helpful to family farmers and family fishermen. Under chapter 7, debtors discharge all of their debt but lose all of their non-exempt assets. Under chapter 13, debtors keep all of their non-exempt assets but devote 5 years of disposable income [...]
