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Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:
Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is discharged.
Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.
Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure.
Chapter 13 — Plan is devised by the individual to pay a percentage of debt based on ability to pay. All disposable income must be used to pay debts.
Information provided by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Spokane.
CHAPTER 7
Evangelina Casados, 3209 E. A St., #V-103, Pasco.
Jose Castro, 1208 N. Beech Ave., Pasco.
Owen Mansfield, 742 E. Fourth Ave., Kennewick.
Ariana Avalos, 2608 W. Marie St., Pasco.
Timothy Vanderpool, 1105 W. 10th, #G-152, Kennewick.
Gustavo and Eudocia Valencia, 3805 Charleston Lane, Pasco.
CHAPTER 13
Mario Zaragoza Tejeda, 824 N. 14th Ave., Apt. F, Pasco.