Chapter 7 – Liquidation

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Chapter 7 – Liquidation is the section of U.S. bankruptcy law that governs the process of liquidating a debtor’s non-exempt assets to pay creditors and discharge most remaining debts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bankruptcy procedure
chapter of United States bankruptcy law
administeredBy Chapter 7 trustee
United States bankruptcy courts
surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court
affects secured creditors’ rights in collateral
unsecured creditors’ recovery from the estate
alsoKnownAs Chapter 7 bankruptcy
liquidation bankruptcy
appliesTo business debtors
corporate debtors
individual debtors
partnership debtors
canBe involuntary case in certain circumstances
voluntary case
codifiedIn 11 U.S.C. Chapter 7
defines exempt property that the debtor may retain
distinguishedFrom Chapter 11 reorganization
Chapter 13 wage earner’s plan
excludes discharge of certain non-dischargeable debts
governedBy United States bankruptcy law
surface form: Bankruptcy Code
governs liquidation of a debtor’s non-exempt assets
governsProcess collection of non-exempt property of the estate
distribution of proceeds to creditors
liquidation of non-exempt property
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalEffect discharge injunction prohibiting collection of discharged debts
mayInvolve liquidation of non-exempt financial assets
liquidation of non-exempt personal property
liquidation of non-exempt real property
nonDischargeableDebtsInclude certain debts incurred by fraud
certain fines and penalties
domestic support obligations
most student loans
most taxes
objective equitable distribution among creditors according to statutory priorities
partOf Title 11 of the United States Code
primaryPurpose discharge of most remaining debts of the debtor
orderly liquidation of non-exempt assets to pay creditors
provides automatic stay of most collection actions upon filing
requires appointment of a Chapter 7 trustee
creation of a bankruptcy estate upon filing
filing of a bankruptcy petition
meeting of creditors under section 341
resultsIn discharge of eligible debts for individual debtors
standardForEligibility means test for most consumer debtors
subjectTo federal exemption scheme
state exemption schemes
typicalOutcomeForBusinessDebtor cessation of business operations
liquidation of business assets

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Title 11 of the United States Code contains Chapter 7 – Liquidation