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The Bankruptcy Code is divided into the following Chapters:
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
As a general rule, Chapters 1, 3 and 5 apply in cases under
Chapter 7, 11 or 13. Chapter 1 and Sections 307, 362(n), 555
through 557, and 559 through 562 apply in Chapter 15 cases.
Except for those specific Sections referenced in Section 901, only
Chapters 1 and 9 apply in a Chapter 9 case. See generally
11 U.S.C. § 103.
