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Family Farmer Or Family Fisherman
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family farmer or family fisherman
- An individual, individual and spouse, corporation, or partnership engaged in a farming or fishing operation that meets certain debt limits and other statutory criteria for filing a bankruptcy petition under chapter 12.
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts