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Applicability Of Chapters
(a) Except as provided in section 1161 of this title, chapters 1, 3, and 5 of this title apply in a case under chapter 7, 11, 12, or 13 of this title. (b) Subchapters I and II of chapter 7 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter. (c) Subchapter III of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a stockbroker. (d) Subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a commodity broker. (e) Scope of Application.— Subchapter V of chapter 7 of this title shall apply only in a case under such chapter concerning the liquidation of an uninsured State member bank, or a corporation organized under section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, which operates, or operates as, a multilateral clearing organization pursuant to section 409 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991. (f) Except as provided in section 901 of this title, only chapters 1 and 9 of this title apply in a case under such chapter 9. (g) Except as provided in section 901 of this title, subchapters I, II, and III of chapter 11 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter. (h) Subchapter IV of chapter 11 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter concerning a railroad. (i) Chapter 13 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter. (j) Chapter 12 of this title applies only in a case under such chapter.
Many family finances include a credit card debt
The typical family filing for bankruptcy in 1997 owed more than one and a half times its annual income in short-term, high-interest debt. A family earning $24,000 had an average of $36,000 in credit card and similar debt.
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Definition:
Unsecured creditors in relation to garnishment laws do not hold any collateral that they can take from you if you fall behind on your payments.
Petition
Definition:
The document that commences a bankruptcy proceeding. plan of reorganization - the document setting forth how a bankrupt company plans to satisfy its creditors.
Disclosure statement
Definition:
A comprehensive disclosure document sent to creditors when they are asked to vote on a plan of reorganization in Chapter 11.
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