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| Chapter | Definition |
| Chapter 7 | Chapter of the Code addressing liquidation and available to both individual and business debtors. Its purpose is to achieve a fair distribution to creditors of whatever non-exempt property the debtor has and to give the individual debtor a fresh start through the discharge in bankruptcy. |
| Chapter 9 | Chapter of the Code addressing the adjustments of debts of a municipality. |
| Chapter 11 | Chapter of the Code addressing reorganization and available for both individual and business debtors. The purpose of Chapter 11 is to rehabilitate a business as a going concern or reorganize an individual's finances. The Chapter 11 debtor is given a fresh start through the binding effect on all concerned of the order of confirmation of a reorganization plan. |
| Chapter 12 | Chapter of the Code designed to give special relief to a family farmer with regular income. |
| Chapter 13 | Chapter of the Code used as a rehabilitation vehicle for an individual with regular income whose debts do not exceed specified amounts, typically used to budget some of the debtor's future earnings under a plan through which creditors are paid in whole or in part. |
Source: Bankruptcy Overview: Issues, Law and Policy, Third Edition. Published by the American Bankruptcy Institute.