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When Can a Court Convert Your Chapter 11 Reorganization to a Chapter 7?
Businesses under financial duress can choose from two alternative courses in bankruptcy. If they believe they can reorganize and return to profitability, they can opt for Chapter 11. If not, then the path is Chapter 7, by which the business’s assets are liquidated and distributed to creditors and the company ceases to exist. A business […]
How the Liquidation of Assets Works in Chapter 7
Many people fear they will be left with nothing when filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, but that is not the case at all. Chapter 7 liquidates your assets and uses the proceeds to pay back creditors. After assets have been liquidated and the creditors paid back, you may then be free of all consumer debts […]