Title 11 of the United States Code explained

Title 11 of the United States Code, also known as the United States Bankruptcy Code, is the source of bankruptcy law in the United States Code.^[1]

Chapters

Title 11 is subdivided into nine chapters. It used to include more chapters, but some of them have since been repealed in their entirety. The nine chapters are:^[2]

• Chapter 1: General Provisions
• Chapter 3: Case Administration
• Chapter 5: Creditors, the Debtor and the Estate
• Chapter 7

Liquidation

• Chapter 9

Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality

• Chapter 11

Reorganization

• Chapter 12

Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income

• Chapter 13

Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income

• Chapter 15

Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases

External links

• United States Bankruptcy Code via usbankruptcycode.org
• U.S. Code Title 11, via United States Government Publishing Office
• U.S. Code Title 11, via Cornell University

Notes and References

1. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=BROWSE&title=11usc U.S. Code Title 11
2. Web site: . United States Code . November 24, 2015 .