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DCD - Debtor and Creditor
Article 3 - Insolvent's Discharge From Debts
52 - Contents of Petition.
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NY Debt & Cred L § 52 (2022)
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§ 52. Contents of petition. The petition must be in writing; it must be signed by the insolvent, and specify his residence; it must set forth, in substance, that he is unable to pay all his debts in full; that he is willing to assign his property for the benefit of all his creditors, and, in all other respects, to comply with the provisions of this article, for the purpose of being discharged from his debts; and it must pray that, upon his so doing, he may be discharged accordingly. It must be verified by the affidavit of the insolvent, annexed thereto, taken on the day of the presentation thereof, to the effect, that the petition is in all respects true, in matter of fact.
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