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Bookmark or Share- 11 U.S. Code § 109 - Who may be a debtor | U.S. Code | US Law | LII ...This section specifies eligibility to be a debtor under the bankruptcy laws. The first criterion, found in the current Bankruptcy Act section 2a(1) [section 11(a)(1) of former title 11] requires that the debtor reside or have a domicile, a place of business, or property in the United States.
- U.S. Code: Title 11 | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information ...“The law relating to bankruptcy is codified and enacted as title 11 of the United States Code, entitled ‘Bankruptcy’, and may be cited as 11 U.S.C. § —.”
- 11 U.S. Code § 101 - Definitions | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal ...By this broadest possible definition and by the use of the term throughout the title 11, especially in subchapter I of chapter 5, the bill contemplates that all legal obligations of the debtor, no matter how remote or contingent, will be able to be dealt with in the bankruptcy case. It permits the broadest possible relief in the bankruptcy court.
- 11 U.S. Code § 523 - Exceptions to discharge | U.S. Code | US Law | LII ...This section specifies which of the debtor’s debts are not discharged in a bankruptcy case, and certain procedures for effectuating the section.
- 11 U.S. Code § 547 - Preferences | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal ...The presumption is as defined in Rule 301 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, made applicable in bankruptcy cases by sections 224 and 225 of the bill. The presumption requires the party against whom the presumption exists to come forward with some evidence to rebut the presumption, but the burden of proof remains on the party in whose favor the ...
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