The most important and used bankruptcy database is the Pacer database used by the federal courts, this database is accessible online for a fee and is particularly of importance to attorneys throughout America who need to file their clients bankruptcy cases online.
Attorneys are very often allowed to file their client's bankruptcy directly online during times when a lot of cases are being filed and processing times are way up.
However, this bankruptcy database is not accessible directly to debtors who must thus engage an attorney if they want to find information through this means.
Nevertheless the public can make use of the bankruptcy databases that other companies have assembled. The general public can use these databases to help with their bankruptcy filings and to do research on businesses and more.
Using different search queries with bankruptcy databases
When using bankruptcy databases you will find that you have a number of search options available to you, the first will probably be by location including state, city and zip code.
In addition, you may want to locate information according to date such as filing dates, discharge date, dismissal date and even date of first meeting of which a 341 meeting is a good example.
Then of course you may want to try a search by the type of bankruptcy filed. So you can easily search for bankruptcies that were filed under chapter-, 11 and or 7. In addition you may want to even try a combination.
Remember here that chapter eleven deals only with businesses while chapter thirteen is meant for individuals only, and even the majority of chapter seven's are for individuals as well.
In some cases you may even come across a bankruptcy database that provides information such as the amount of assets and or liabilities that the person or entity in question has.
You can also expect to find house addresses, apartment numbers, PO boxes etc. You should also be able to filter through this information.
This has been a quick overview of what you can expect from some of the major bankruptcy databases. As I'm sure is clear by now these databases hold a lot of information that can be very useful to the right people.
Attorneys are very often allowed to file their client's bankruptcy directly online during times when a lot of cases are being filed and processing times are way up.
However, this bankruptcy database is not accessible directly to debtors who must thus engage an attorney if they want to find information through this means.
Nevertheless the public can make use of the bankruptcy databases that other companies have assembled. The general public can use these databases to help with their bankruptcy filings and to do research on businesses and more.
Using different search queries with bankruptcy databases
When using bankruptcy databases you will find that you have a number of search options available to you, the first will probably be by location including state, city and zip code.
In addition, you may want to locate information according to date such as filing dates, discharge date, dismissal date and even date of first meeting of which a 341 meeting is a good example.
Then of course you may want to try a search by the type of bankruptcy filed. So you can easily search for bankruptcies that were filed under chapter-, 11 and or 7. In addition you may want to even try a combination.
Remember here that chapter eleven deals only with businesses while chapter thirteen is meant for individuals only, and even the majority of chapter seven's are for individuals as well.
In some cases you may even come across a bankruptcy database that provides information such as the amount of assets and or liabilities that the person or entity in question has.
You can also expect to find house addresses, apartment numbers, PO boxes etc. You should also be able to filter through this information.
This has been a quick overview of what you can expect from some of the major bankruptcy databases. As I'm sure is clear by now these databases hold a lot of information that can be very useful to the right people.
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