Bankruptcy filings soar in Florida

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percent increase in filings in the for the Middled District of Florida in the 12 months endedMarch 31, comparesd to the same period a year The increase in bankruptcy filings in the Middle Districg of Florida outpaced the nationa l increase in bankruptcy filings. Nationally, bankruptcyu filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcy filings forthe 12-month period ending March 31, according to statistics released by the administrative officed of the U.S. Courts. In the Middlw District of Florida, theres were 47,04 bankruptcy filings in the 12 monthsz endedMarch 31, compared to 30,031 in the year ender March 31, 2008.
There had been 18,01u7 bankruptcy filings in the year endecdMarch 31, 2007. During the quarter ended March 31, there were 13,332 total filings in the Middle District of including 9,687 Chapter 7 filings, 127 Chaptefr 11 filings, and 3,513 Chapter 13 There were 683 business bankruptcies filed in the quarter endedx March 31, including 507 businessews that sought to liquidate through Chaptere 7, and 116 that sought to reorganiz their debts through Chapter 11. Ther e also were a total of 12,649 non-business bankruptciexs filed in the three monthz endedMarch 31.