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March 2021

What Are ‘Priority Claims’?

New York bankruptcy requires debtors to pay some creditors what they are owed before others. These are called “priority claims” or “priorities” in the Bankruptcy Code. In chapter 13, for instance, creditors with priority claims must be repaid in full. Consequently, it’s important for debtors to have an idea of what these kinds of claims …

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Despite massive unemployment, personal bankruptcy filings in 2020 were at their lowest in 34 years. This was a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The only section of our economy that behaved normally during 2020 belonged to those who filed under chapter 11, which has always been, and continues to be, for big business reorganization. New York City was the hardest hit of any American city with, at last count, more than 24,000 deaths linked to the virus.  Many New …

Despite massive unemployment, personal bankruptcy filings in 2020 were at their lowest in 34 years. This was a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read More »

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