Bankruptcy filings in the United States were significantly reduced by the: a. Bankruptcy Reform Act b. Federal Bankruptcy Act c. National Bankruptcy Act d. Bankruptcy Reduction Act Bankruptcy relief is provided under: a. Federal law b. State law c. Common law d. Local law   Which of the following is a goal of bankruptcy law?

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Bankruptcy filings in the United States were significantly reduced by the:

a. Bankruptcy Reform Act

b. Federal Bankruptcy Act

c. National Bankruptcy Act

d. Bankruptcy Reduction Act

Bankruptcy relief is provided under:

a. Federal law

b. State law

c. Common law

d. Local law

 

Which of the following is a goal of bankruptcy law?

a. to provide relief and protection to debtors

b. to provide a fair means of distributing a debtor's assets among creditors

c. to pay all creditors in full

d. to provide relief and protection to debtors and to provide a fair means of distributing a debtor's assets among creditors

 

Chapter 11 bankruptcy provides for:

a. adjustment of debts of a municipality

b. reorganization of a corporation

c. liquidation proceedings

d. adjustment of farmers' debts

 

Before proceeding with Chapter 7 bankrupcy, a debtor must complete

a. credit counseling

b. spending counseling

c. community service

d. a jail sentence

 

To be eligible for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the debtor must satisfy the _______ that compares income to debt

a. credit test

b. bankruptcy test

c. means test

d. income test

A(n) _________ is a lender, seller, or any other person in whose favor there is a security interest.

a. unsecured creditor

b. general creditor

c. consumer creditor

d. secured creditor

 

Some debtors who file for bankruptcy may prefer liquidation under Chapter 7 but, due to  the means test, may be required to file under _________ of the Bankruptcy Code, which provides for "Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income".

a. Chapter 9

b. Chapter 11

c. Chapter 12

d. Chapter 13

 

 

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