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1997 Bankruptcy Filings

United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Vermont
Original Chapter Filings - Case Count Report
Quantity of Cases Filed between 01/01/1997 and 12/31/1997

 

Chapter 7 Business Cases   106  
    Consumer Cases   1636  
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      Chapter Total 1742  

Chapter 11 Business Cases   25  
    Consumer Cases   1  
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      Chapter Total 26  

Chapter 12 Business Cases   7  
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      Chapter Total 7  

Chapter 13 Business Cases   25  
    Consumer Cases   99  
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      Chapter Total 124  

      Grand Total 1899  

 

There are no consumer cases for Chapter 12. Chapter 12 is solely available to family farmers. By our definition, a family farmer operates a business as opposed to being solely a consumer.