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.
It is important to realize however that the Pacer bankruptcy database is not accessible to any debtor and anyone seeking access must go through an attorney.
There are however, many companies that have their own bankruptcy databases which help consumers who need to file for bankruptcy and who need to use such bankruptcy databases to find information related to business etc.
Search According To Different Parameters
Bankruptcy databases give you tools that allow you to make queries to their database. You will find that you can search by state, city and even using the first few digits of zip codes.
Also locating data according to specific dates is also normally an option. So you can search by filing date, dismissal date and or discharge date. Often it is even possible to search by date of first meeting.
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.
Just for those who are unclear on this, Chapter 11 is only businesses and you will find that chapter 7 is mostly for businesses too where as chapter- on the other hand is only really for individuals.
What's more, the bankruptcy database also can hold all the relevant information regarding amounts related to assets and liabilities though not every bankruptcy database will hold such information.
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. - 29971
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.
It is important to realize however that the Pacer bankruptcy database is not accessible to any debtor and anyone seeking access must go through an attorney.
There are however, many companies that have their own bankruptcy databases which help consumers who need to file for bankruptcy and who need to use such bankruptcy databases to find information related to business etc.
Search According To Different Parameters
Bankruptcy databases give you tools that allow you to make queries to their database. You will find that you can search by state, city and even using the first few digits of zip codes.
Also locating data according to specific dates is also normally an option. So you can search by filing date, dismissal date and or discharge date. Often it is even possible to search by date of first meeting.
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.
Just for those who are unclear on this, Chapter 11 is only businesses and you will find that chapter 7 is mostly for businesses too where as chapter- on the other hand is only really for individuals.
What's more, the bankruptcy database also can hold all the relevant information regarding amounts related to assets and liabilities though not every bankruptcy database will hold such information.
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. - 29971
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