Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 and Explaining Why Congress Instituted This Act When an individual or a firm comes to a financial situation where its assets are unable to cover the debt or liabilities and there is no capital or asset that can be liquidated to pay the debt the firm or person becomes insolvent. Formerly there were prison sentences for debtors, but the laws from the medieval periods have been

It provided for fast proceedings, encouraged debtors to reschedule their obligations rather than liquidate and helped creditors recover their claims against bankrupt estates. The 1994 Act also created the National Bankruptcy Commission, charged with investigating further modifications of the bankruptcy law. Latter laws, however, disregarded many of the Commission's recommendations. In April 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. Many

The same officials that controlled the municipality prior to the filing continue to run it, and the bankruptcy court has no authority to intervene or to deviate from their authority. Note that since the bankruptcy process changes nothing in the locality's political structure. Therefore, the incentives that promoted local spending and caused the bankruptcy to begin with, remain in force. This explains why municipalities that file for Chapter 9 tend

Similarly, establishing payment plans with vendors may help reduce monthly costs and free up extra cash. The benefit of such restructuring is that it would allow the company to avoid the highly invasive Chapter 11 process, where there is a loss of control as creditors and a court get to weigh in on company operations. The downside of debt restructuring is that Interstate would still have to pay its

Bankruptcy of WomenFirst Health Care, Inc. Women First HealthCare, Inc. entered the American business scene in 1996 and its declared mission was to "to help midlife women make informed choices regarding their health care and to provide pharmaceutical products" and, additionally, to provide specific pharmaceutical products to meet the needs of women over forty years. In this sense, the company developed several products, including hormone treatments, meant to improve the life

Bankruptcy may occur when people or businesses that are financially-distressed may have their debt eliminated in part or altogether. The number of bankruptcy filings for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 was ~1.6 million in the United States alone (Levy and LaGana). Common types of bankruptcy include filing Chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13. Chapter 7 is the most common type of bankruptcy and may be used by people