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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.
There are a number of protections for consumers in the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
One important point - you are responsible for your debts. Nothing in this law gives you the right to skip out on your bills. It just protects you from unscrupulous collection agencies. And the lender can take legal action to collect the money.
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Definition:
The combination of the estate of one debtor with the estate of one or more other debtors and the application of the combined estate to satisfy their combined liabilities.
Bankruptcy Court
Definition:
The federal tribunal where cases under the Bankruptcy Code are litigated.
Skeleton filing
Definition:
Term used at bankruptcy courts to describe a bankruptcy filing in which not all the necessary forms have been filed. Certain courts allow a case to commence if only certain important forms are filed so long as the balance of required forms are forthcoming within a certain period of time.
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