Who is eligible to file under chapter 13?
March 28, 2008 « Previous Page Any natural person may file under chapter 13 if the person resides in, does business in, or owns property in the United States, has regular income, has unsecured debts of less than $250,000, has secured debts of less than $750,000, is not a stockbroker or a commodity broker, and has not been a debtor in another bankruptcy case that was dismissed within the last 180 days on certain technical grounds. A person meeting the above requirements may file under chapter 13 regardless of when he or she last filed a bankruptcy case or received a bankruptcy discharge. Corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies may not file under chapter 13.
Any natural person may file under chapter 13 if the person – (1) resides in, does business in, or owns property in the United States, (2) has regular income, (3) has unsecured debts of less than $307,675, (4) has secured debts of less than $922,975, (5) is not a stockbroker or a commodity broker, and (6) has not been a debtor in another bankruptcy case that was dismissed within the last 180 days on certain technical grounds. A person meeting the above requirements may file under chapter 13 regardless of when he or she last filed a bankruptcy case or received a bankruptcy discharge. Corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies may not file under chapter 13.
• resides in, does business in, or owns property in the United States; • has regular income; • has unsecured debts of less than $250,000; • has secured debts of less than $750,000; • is not a stockbroker or a commodity broker; • has not been a debtor in another bankruptcy case that was dismissed within the last 180 days on certain technical grounds A person meeting the above requirements may file under Chapter 13 regardless of when he or she last filed a bankruptcy case or received a bankruptcy discharge. Corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies may not file under Chapter 13. • NEW LAW: is not eligible for a chapter 7 under the means test. [Back to top] • May a husband and wife file jointly under Chapter 13? A husband and wife may file jointly under Chapter 13 if each of them meets the requirements listed in the answer to Question 18 above, except that only one of them need have regular income and their combined debts must meet the debt limitations described in the an
Any natural person may file under chapter 13 if the person – (1) resides in, does business in, or owns property in the United States, (2) has regular income, (3) has unsecured debts of less than $307,675.00, (4) has secured debts of less than $922,975.00, (5) is not a stockbroker or a commodity broker, and (6) has not been a debtor in another bankruptcy case that was dismissed within the last 180 days on certain technical grounds. A person meeting the above requirements may file under chapter 13 regardless of when he or she last filed a bankruptcy case or received a bankruptcy discharge. DELETE THIS SECTION Corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies may not file under chapter 13.
