"Colorado Family Farmer"
In general, to be considered a family farmer by the Code, the majority of the debtors income must be earned
from farming operations, and, this income must be sufficiently stable to make regular payments to a trustee
while the plan is pending.
| 11 U.S.C. 101(18) defines an individual family farmer as a person, and spouse if any, engaged in a farming operation whose aggregate debts
do not exceed $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of whose aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts
(excluding a debt for the principal residence of such individual or such individual and spouse unless such debt
arises out of a farming operation), on the date Colorado bankruptcy is filed, arise out of a farming operation owned or
operated by such individual or such individual and spouse, and such individual or such individual and spouse
receive from such farming operation more than 50 percent of such individual's or such individual and spouse's
gross income for the taxable year preceding the taxable year in which the Colorado bankruptcy concerning such individual or
such individual and spouse was filed. |
NOTE: Spanish language forms and information may be obtained from a various websites, including the United
State Department of Justice, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and other US Court sites. Regarding these
forms, the Colorado Bankruptcy Court advises "While we have no reason to believe that these Spanish language
forms or information have been translated inaccurately, only the English language forms are officially
prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts. Accordingly, the Court for the District of
Colorado can not guarantee the accuracy or sufficiency of information contained in Spanish language forms or
informational documents." The Colorado Bankruptcy Court also maintains a pro bono program to assist qualified
debtors with adversary proceedings (not available to file petitions to initiate Ch. 7 or 13 cases).
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