Bankruptcy filings soar in Florida

http://stoneleaflamps.com/classic-looks-with-tiffani-style-lamps.html
percent increase in filings in the for the Middled District of Florida in the 12 monthes endedMarch 31, compared to the same period a year earlier. The increasw in bankruptcy filings in the Middle District of Florida outpaces the national increase inbankruptcy filings. Nationally, bankruptcty filings for the 12-monthh period ending March 31, 2009, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcy filingsw forthe 12-month period ending March 31, 2008, accordingh to statistics released by the administrative officse of the U.S. In the Middle District of Florida, therre were 47,04 bankruptcy filings in the 12 months endeddMarch 31, 2009, compared to 30,031 in the year ender March 31, 2008.
There had been 18,017 bankruptcy filings in the year endecdMarch 31, 2007. During the quarter endeds March 31, there were 13,332 total filing s in the Middle Districtof Florida, includingb 9,687 Chapter 7 127 Chapter 11 filings, and 3,513 Chapter 13 filings. There were 683 business bankruptcies filed in the quarter endedMarch 31, includingf 507 businesses that sought to liquidate througj Chapter 7, and 116 that sought to reorganize theier debts through Chapter 11. There also were a total of 12,6409 non-business bankruptcies filed in the threwe months endedMarch 31.