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• The document filed by the debtor (in a voluntary case) or by creditors (in an involuntary case) by which opens the bankruptcy case. (There are official forms for bankruptcy petitions.)

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  bankruptcy petition. (n.d.). US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/bankruptcy-petition.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  bankruptcy petition. www.uscourts.gov. US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. U.S. Courts. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/bankruptcy-petition (accessed: June 10, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "bankruptcy petition." US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. U.S. Courts. 10 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/bankruptcy-petition.

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