Friday, 20 June 2014

By Using Chapter 11 Reorganization NJ Companies Can Gain Relief

By Sally Delacruz


When businesses and individuals fall behind in paying their creditors those creditors can become edgy. When debtors become unable to honor their financial obligations for a period, the creditors may decide to ask the court to declare the business or person bankrupt. In this way creditors can receive at least a portion of their money back. Bankruptcy can be approached in different ways. When applying for chapter 11 reorganization NJ businesses may get a chance to recover and to continue trading.

Anyone, businesses of all sizes and even individuals can apply for this form of bankruptcy. Smaller enterprises and individuals are normally handled according to section seven of the Bankruptcy Code, however. In such cases, the businesses involve have to cease trading. Employees lose their jobs and the assets of the applicant are sold on auction to defray the debt. The process is managed by a court appointed trustee.

In terms of this type of bankruptcy the debtor remains in control of the business, although under supervision of the court. This type of application is normally granted in cases where there are good reasons to believe that the applicant will recover financially. It is also used by large corporates to gain a measure of debt relief in time of great financial strain.

The terms of this section of the bankruptcy code allows the applicants to remain charge of their businesses. This is only done when the court is convinced that the business is able to recover and get back to a position where it will be able to honor its commitment and debts. In order to achieve this the court allows applicants to cancel agreements and contracts.

Applicants are awarded other benefits too. Creditors are not allowed to sue them whilst under administration and they are normally granted a stay against their creditors and other stakeholders. No collections may be attempted and creditors must approach the courts if the feel that they will suffer if they are not able to collect from the applicant. These measures are all in place to help the applicant to recover financially.

In terms of this type of bankruptcy the debtor must reorganize his or her assets and debts. The purpose of this is to allow the debtor to return to a situation where he or she can actually honor their obligations. This process may take months or even years. However, the debtor has to present a plan on how exactly he is going to make the business turn around. Creditors have insight in this plan and they may object or agree.

It is only natural that this law has critics. They are of the opinion that the law allows corporates to get away with murder. They cite examples of smaller companies that either suffer or even go under when corporates apply for relief under the bankruptcy laws. Statistics have shown that these allegations are often true. Smaller companies do not have the resources to fight their large clients.

It is seldom in the interest of the public to have a large corporation go insolvent. There are too many jobs at stake and there is too much money on the line. The best option is to make sure that the business survives and that better management practices are implemented.




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