Bankruptcy – Voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy

Last Updated
December 23, 2009

You can be made bankrupt by: yourself, by filing for bankruptcy your creditors, by them filing for bankruptcy on your behalf not fulfilling the requirements of an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) you have entered into When you file for b ankruptcy yourself, th is is considered to be a voluntary bankruptcy. When your creditors file [...]

You can be made bankrupt by:

  • yourself, by filing for bankruptcy
  • your creditors, by them filing for bankruptcy on your behalf
  • not fulfilling the requirements of an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) you have entered into

When you file for b ankruptcy yourself, th is is considered to be a voluntary bankruptcy. When your creditors file for bankruptcy on your behalf, or when an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) you have entered into fails, this is considered to be an involuntary bankruptcy.

In both voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy, the bankruptcy process is the same.

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