Online Bankruptcy Databases: How To Search With Them
December 11th, 2009
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When do you think about a bankruptcy database? The one that is used by the federal courts is known as PACER which can be accessed through the Internet only after paying a fee for such access. This database is especially important to attorneys since they need it to file their client’s bankruptcy cases online.
You see quite often when courts find themselves overrun with a lot of bankruptcy filings to process they will allow attorneys dealing with their clients bankruptcies to make use of online means in order to complete their clients bankruptcy filing.
The Pacer database cannot be accessed by the general public. Anyone seeking to access information held within it must first go through their 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
When using bankruptcy databases you will find that you have a number of search options available to you, the first will probably be by location including state, city and zip code.
Another way of searching for data that is normally presented to you is by date, this can include the filing date, data of first meeting, the dismissal date and of course the discharge date.
It is also possible to search the bankruptcy database according to type such as chapter seven or chapter eleven dismissal or even a combination that you may opt for, and the bankruptcy database is also able to furnish information regarding individuals as well as businesses
Just as a side note here, remember that Chapter 11 is only for businesses while chapter- is only really for individuals and that also chapter 7 is mostly for businesses as well.
In some cases you may even come across a bankruptcy database that provides information such as the amount of assets and or liabilities that the person or entity in question has.
It might surprise you to know but these bankruptcy databases can often show you actual physical addresses as well and give you the options to be able to filter out house addresses, PO boxes etc, etc.
Thus, as you can see, each different bankruptcy database has a lot of information that it contains and which can be accessed entirely or according to specific needs and it will prove to be very helpful under different situations.
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