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Chapter 12 - "Family Fisherman" Bankruptcy

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Chapter 12 is designed for "family farmers" or "family fishermen" with "regular annual income." It enables financially distressed family farmers and fishermen to propose and carry out a plan to repay all or part of their debts. Under chapter 12, debtors propose a repayment plan to make installments to creditors over three to five years. In tailoring bankruptcy law to meet the economic realities of family farming and the family fisherman, chapter 12 eliminates many of the barriers such debtors would face if seeking to reorganize under either chapter 11 or 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. For example, chapter 12 is more streamlined, less complicated, and less expensive than chapter 11, which is better suited to large corporate reorganizations. In addition, few family farmers or fishermen find chapter 13 to be advantageous because it is designed for wage earners who have smaller debts than those facing family farmers. In chapter 12, Congress sought to combine the features of the Bankruptcy Code which can provide a framework for successful family farmer and fisherman reorganizations.

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    • Personal Injury >
      • Rhode Island Auto Accident Attorney
      • Rhode Island Auto Accident Attorney
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      • Estate Planning
      • Nursing Home and Medicaid Planning
      • Probate and Estate Administration
      • Special Needs Planning
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      • Unemployment Law
      • Special Education and Disability Advocacy >
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