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Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay its creditors. Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against a business or corporate debtor - "involuntary bankruptcy" in an effort to recoup a portion of what they are owed or initiate a restructuring. In the majority of cases, however, bankruptcy is initiated by the debtor - a "voluntary bankruptcy" that is filed by the insolvent individual or organization.

Bankruptcy laws are designed to help individuals, organizations and/ or business owners who can no longer meet their financial obligations to creditors get a fresh start in life from the burdensome debt by liquidating their assets to pay their debts or by creating a repayment plan to repay all or part of their creditors in an orderly manner.

While bankruptcy cases are always filed in United States Bankruptcy Court, bankruptcy cases, particularly with respect to the validity of claims and exemptions, are often dependent upon State law. State law therefore plays a major role in many bankruptcy cases, and it is often not possible to generalize bankruptcy law across state lines.

The most common types of personal bankruptcy for individuals are basic liquidation for individuals and businesses - also known as straight bankruptcy. It is the simplest and quickest form of bankruptcy available. And rehabilitation with a payment plan for individuals with a regular source of income, enables individuals with regular income to develop a plan to repay all or part of their debts, also known as Wage Earner Bankruptcy.