Massachusetts Bankruptcy Filing
Statistics
Reporting for different districts and for different bankruptcy chapters within districts is not always complete.
All figures may not add up to the total reported.
For more Massachusetts bankruptcy information also see:
| Chapter |
Total |
Consumer |
Business |
| Chapter 7 |
12,508 |
12,254 |
254 |
| Chapter 11 |
189 |
23 |
166 |
| Chapter 12 |
2 |
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2 |
| Chapter 13 |
3,839 |
3,821 |
18 |
| Total |
16,538 |
16,098 |
440 |
This Above Data Compiled From:
TABLE F-2 U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURTS
BUSINESS AND NONBUSINESS BANKRUPTCY CASES COMMENCED, BY CHAPTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, DURING THE TWELVE MONTH
PERIOD ENDED DEC. 31, 2008
(1) SECTION 101 OF THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE DEFINES CONSUMER
(NONBUSINESS) DEBT AS THAT INCURRED BY AN INDIVIDUAL PRIMARILY FOR A PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSE.
IF THE DEBTOR IS A CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP, OR IF DEBT RELATED TO OPERATION OF A BUSINESS PREDOMINATES, THE
NATURE OF THE DEBT IS BUSINESS.
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