Bankruptcy is normally voluntary, however if your creditors feel it is required for them to get paid and you refuse, they can force it - an involuntary bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy is when a person or a firm thinks that they are in financial crisis, they go out for filing bankruptcy in related court.
You will receive, directly from the bankruptcy court, a notice of filing and information on filing your claim with the court. If you believe a person has filed bankruptcy, and you know the person' s address, you can check with the clerk of the bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court one files in is determined by the county within which the debtor resides.
They can be changed by the Court.
Absolutely, you can send the notice of bankruptcy filing to the court and you will not have to attend.
A bankruptcy docket number is the number that the court assigns a person's case. The court will call your case by the docket number.
Your question needs to be addressed to an attorney familiar with bankruptcy laws as well as fraud statutes. You could begin by informing the bankruptcy trustee. That is the person assigned by the bankruptcy court to determine the eligibility of the bankruptcy applicant. If you can't find out who this person is, try calling the bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy is a federal court issue. There are usually two bankruptcy courts per state.
A person or persons would need to file for bankruptcy before having any contact with the court and/or bankruptcy trustee. A bankruptcy discharge is what is granted if the filing is deemed valid.
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A person who is engaged in a bankruptcy proceeding cannot convey property outside of the court proceeding. You should contact the trustee in bankruptcy for advice because the court will want to review the transaction. You will likely need a court order to execute the deed.
Probably, assuming they are actually bankrupt. If they are not actually bankrupt, then the automatic stay will delay the small claims court for a while, but the person who filed for bankruptcy is going to end up in even more hot water with the bankruptcy court.
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Yes, but only with the BK court's permission