Georgia Bankruptcy Filings Increased Last Quarter
The Southern District of Georgia saw a dramatic decrease in Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the second quarter this year. However, the Northern and Middle Georgia bankruptcy districts reported large increases in the total number of bankruptcy filings for the same period.
Georgia bankruptcy courts in the middle district processed 191 more Chapter 13 bankruptcies from the first to the second quarters in 2006. The Northern district reported that attorneys brought 376 more Chapter 7 cases and 421 more Chapter 13 cases to the
Georgia bankruptcy courts in the second quarter of this year.