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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 707', '§ 701', '§ 701', '§312', '§219', '§4', '§102', '§2', '§202', '§2', '§ 707', '§312', '§219', '§4', '§102', '§2', '§202', '§2', '§4', '§2']

Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13 - 11 U.S.C. § 707 (2013) :: Title 11 - Bankruptcy :: 2013 US Code :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia
Justia US Law US Codes and Statutes US Code 2013 US Code Title 11 - Bankruptcy Chapter 7 - LIQUIDATION (§§ 701 - 784) Subchapter I - OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION (§§ 701 - 707) Section 707 - Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
Section 707 - Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
Source Credit Pub. L. 95-598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2606; Pub. L. 98-353, title III, §§312, 475, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 355, 381; Pub. L. 99-554, title II, §219, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3100; Pub. L. 105-183, §4(b), June 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 518; Pub. L. 109-8, title I, §102(a), (f), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 27, 33; Pub. L. 110-438, §2, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 5000; Pub. L. 111-320, title II, §202(a), Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3509; Pub. L. 111-327, §2(a)(25), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3560.
Public Law References Public Law 95-598, Public Law 98-353, Public Law 99-554, Public Law 105-183, Public Law 109-8, Public Law 110-438, Public Law 111-320, Public Law 111-327, Public Law 112-64
Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13 - 11 U.S.C. § 707 (2013)
(4)(A) The court, on its own initiative or on the motion of a party in interest, in accordance with the procedures described in rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, may order the attorney for the debtor to reimburse the trustee for all reasonable costs in prosecuting a motion filed under section 707(b), including reasonable attorneys&apos; fees, if—
(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and subject to paragraph (6), the court, on its own initiative or on the motion of a party in interest, in accordance with the procedures described in rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, may award a debtor all reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys&apos; fees) in contesting a motion filed by a party in interest (other than a trustee or United States trustee (or bankruptcy administrator, if any)) under this subsection if—
(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2606; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, §§312, 475, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 355, 381; Pub. L. 99–554, title II, §219, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3100; Pub. L. 105–183, §4(b), June 19, 1998, 112 Stat. 518; Pub. L. 109–8, title I, §102(a), (f), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 27, 33; Pub. L. 110–438, §2, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 5000; Pub. L. 111–320, title II, §202(a), Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3509; Pub. L. 111–327, §2(a)(25), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3560.)
1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–183 inserted at end "In making a determination whether to dismiss a case under this section, the court may not take into consideration whether a debtor has made, or continues to make, charitable contributions (that meet the definition of &apos;charitable contribution&apos; under section 548(d)(3)) to any qualified religious or charitable entity or organization (as that term is defined in section 548(d)(4))."
Pub. L. 110–438, §4, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 5002, as amended by Pub. L. 112–64, §2, Dec. 13, 2011, 125 Stat. 766, provided that:
"(b) Application of Amendments.—The amendments made by this Act [amending this section] shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code in the 7-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act."
By notice dated Feb. 12, 2013, 78 F.R. 12089, effective Apr. 1, 2013, in subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i)(I), dollar amount "7,025" was adjusted to "7,475"; in subsec. (b)(2)(A)(i)(II), dollar amount "11,725" was adjusted to "12,475"; in subsec. (b)(2)(A)(ii)(IV), dollar amount "1,775" was adjusted to "1,875"; in subsec. (b)(2)(B)(iv)(I), dollar amount "7,025" was adjusted to "7,475"; in subsec. (b)(2)(B)(iv)(II), dollar amount "11,725" was adjusted to "12,475"; in subsec. (b)(5)(B), dollar amount "1,175" was adjusted to "1,250"; in subsec. (b)(6)(C), dollar amount "625" was adjusted to "675"; and, in subsec. (b)(7)(A)(iii), dollar amount "625" was adjusted to "675". See notice of the Judicial Conference of the United States set out as a note under section 104 of this title.