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You may own a small family business in Geneva that has seen financial success over the years. You are now thinking of retirement, but you may face a roadblock if your adult children have no interest in taking over the family business. To avoid having the enterprise...
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Unlike Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which requires a debtor to sell off items of property in order to repay their creditors, Chapter 13 bankruptcy has a very different structure. It uses the income that a debtor has for disposable purposes to create a repayment plan for...
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