U.S. Bankruptcy Code

U.S. Bankruptcy Code

The primary purposes of U.S. bankruptcy laws are:

	To give an honest debtor a "fresh start" in life by relieving the debtor of most debts.
	To repay creditors in an orderly manner to the extent that the debtor has property available for payment.

Congress is authorized by the United States Constitution  to enact uniform bankruptcy laws. Under this grant of authority, Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978.  All bankruptcy cases filed after October 1st, 1979 are governed by this act.  The current U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which is codified as title 11 of the United States Code, has been amended several times since its enactment, most recently with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.  The U.S. Bankruptcy Code is the uniform federal law that governs all bankruptcy cases.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code is comprised of eight chapters.

	Chapter 1 - General Provisions.
	Chapter 3 - Case Administration.
	Chapter 5 - Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate.
	Chapter 7 - Liquidation.
	Chapter 9 - Reorganization of Municipalities.
	Chapter 11 - Business Reorganization.
	Chapter 12 - Family Farming & Fishing Business Reorganization.
	Chapter 13 - Adjustment of an Individual's Debts.
	Chapter 15 - Insolvency Cases Involving Other Countries.

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