debtor's petition
1debtor — debt·or n: a person who owes a debt see also bankrupt compare creditor, obligee, obligor ◇ The Bankruptcy Act of 1978 calls the person concerned in a bankruptcy case the “debtor” as opposed to the “bankrupt.” …
2petition in bankruptcy — A document filed in a specialized federal court to commence a proceeding to provide a means by which a debtor who is unwilling or financially unable to pay personal debts will satisfy the claims of his or her creditors as they come due.… …
3debtor — the entity seeking protection from creditors under the bankruptcy laws (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A person who has filed a petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws. (BankruptcyAction.com) The debtor is the entity ( person,… …
4petition for a receiving order — An application by a creditor to the Court for an Order adjudging a debtor bankrupt (Ontario Bankruptcy Dictionary) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
5Petition mill — A petition mill is a fraud in which the perpetrator poses as a financial advisor, sometimes as a credit counselor or paralegal, filing hastily prepared bankruptcy documents in the name of victims who come to the advisor as clients. The bankruptcy …
6debtor — One who owes a debt to another who is called the creditor; one who may be compelled to pay a claim or demand; anyone liable on a claim, whether due or to become due. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. in Macon v. Kunes, 128 Ga.App. 565, 197 S.E.2d 446,… …
7debtor — One who owes a debt to another who is called the creditor; one who may be compelled to pay a claim or demand; anyone liable on a claim, whether due or to become due. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. in Macon v. Kunes, 128 Ga.App. 565, 197 S.E.2d 446,… …
8petition — A written address, embodying an application or prayer from the person or persons preferring it, to the power, body, or person to whom it is presented, for the exercise of his or their authority in the redress of some wrong, or the grant of some… …
9Debtor in possession — Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy in the United States Authority · History U.S. Trustee Court  …
10petition in bankruptcy — a written application by a debtor for the benefit of the Bankruptcy Act or by creditors to have a debtor adjudicated a bankrupt …
