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1182

Eligibility for Subchapter V Is Liberal, but Not Wide Open

Courts are split on whether the debt providing eligibility for Sub V must have arisen from a business that was active on the filing date.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Northern District

Eligible or Ineligible Debt? Further Developments in the Definition of the Subchapter V Debt Limitation

Sept 2023

Bankruptcy Code
1182
Topic Tags
Consumer Debt

Judicial Roundtables: Problems, Problems, Problems

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1192
105
506
523
524
1111
1123
1129
1141
362
549
Topics
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure
Small Business

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Circuit Splits & Hot Topics with Bill Rochelle

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1191
1192
1194
524(g)
548(a)(1)(A)
101
105
106
107
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
327
330
348
365
502
503
506
507
521
522
523
526
528
546
547
552
561
706
724
726
727
741
1107
1109
1112
1124
1129
1141
1226
1228
1306
1307
1325
1326
1327
1328
1329
1502
1516
1517
1521
1322
362
541
544
548
549
Topics
Asset Sales
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
International Insolvency
Puerto Rico
Small Business

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Subchapter V

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1183
1185
1188
1189
1190
1191
1192
1193
1194
101
102
103
333
341
363
503
523
1106
1112
1129
Topics
Small Business

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Bankruptcy Judges Agree: Later Developments Don’t Undo Subchapter V Eligibility

The $7.5 million debt cap for Subchapter V doesn’t include the debt of affiliates who file later.

4th Circuit
Virginia
Virginia Western District

Benchnotes July 2023

July 2023

Bankruptcy Code
1182
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
586
1326
Topic Tags
Asset Sales
Claims
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Real Estate
Retail

Student Loans Didn’t Qualify as Commercial Debt for Sub V Eligibility

The business debt necessary to qualify for Subchapter V need not to have arisen from the debtor’s business at the time of filing, Bankruptcy Judge Meier says.

9th Circuit
Idaho

Benchnotes June 2023

June 2023

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1192
11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
11 U.S.C. § 365
11 U.S.C. § 544
303
522
523
Topic Tags
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraudulent Transfers
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability

Legislative Update

Bankruptcy Code
1182
1191
523
524
1112
1201
1301
Topics
Legislation

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