Bankruptcy and Insolvency R07-11B

Provide the order of priority of debts in a bankruptcy distribution.

  1. Secured creditors – perfected then unperfected.
  2. Alimony and child support.
  3. Administrative claims.
  4. Middleman debts.
  5. Unpaid wages, which carries a limit.
  6. Unpaid employee benefit claims, which carries a limit.
  7. Farmers and fishermen.
  8. Deposits for consumer goods, which carries a limit.
  9. Unpaid taxes.
  10. Death or personal injury expenses caused by an intoxicated driver.
  11. Everybody else – general unsecured pool.