Legal Links and Informative Sites

The U.S. Constitution

Federal Statutes

• Federal Bankruptcy Code - Title 11 of the U.S. Code. Title 11 is currently subdivided into eight chapters:
  • Chapter 1. General Provisions, Definitions and Rules of Construction
  • Chapter 3. Case Administration
  • Chapter 5. Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate
  • Chapter 7. Liquidation
  • Chapter 9. Adjustment of the Debts of Municipality
  • Chapter 11. Reorganization
  • Chapter 12. Adjustment of the Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income
  • Chapter 13. Adjustment of the Debts of An Individual With Regular Income

           Informative Sites

• Department of Justice U.S. Trustee Program
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Bankruptcy - Law Journal Extra!
• Internet Bankruptcy Library
• Bankruptcy Online
• Bankruptcy Developments Journal
• The Bankruptcy Lawfinder
• Nolo Legal Encyclopedia
• freeadvice.com
• It’s Legal!
• UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (1997)
• Commercial Law League of America
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Inc.
• Bankruptcy Forms