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Timestamp: 2017-06-26 14:04:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 707', '§312', '§219', '§4', '§102', '§2', '§202', '§2', '§104', '§2', '§102', '§219', '§4', '§2', '§2', '§107']

[USC03] 11 USC 707: Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
TITLE 11 / CHAPTER 7 / SUBCHAPTER I / § 707
11 USC 707: Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13
(a) The court may dismiss a case under this chapter only after notice and a hearing and only for cause, including-
(ii) In order to establish special circumstances, the debtor shall be required to itemize each additional expense or adjustment of income and to provide-
(iv) The presumption of abuse may only be rebutted if the additional expenses or adjustments to income referred to in clause (i) cause the product of the debtor's current monthly income reduced by the amounts determined under clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (A) when multiplied by 60 to be less than the lesser of-
(D) Subparagraphs (A) through (C) shall not apply, and the court may not dismiss or convert a case based on any form of means testing-
(i) if the debtor is a disabled veteran (as defined in section 3741(1) of title 38), and the indebtedness occurred primarily during a period during which he or she was-
(ii) with respect to the debtor, while the debtor is-
(3) In considering under paragraph (1) whether the granting of relief would be an abuse of the provisions of this chapter in a case in which the presumption in paragraph (2)(A)(i) does not arise or is rebutted, the court shall consider-
(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' fees, if-
(ii) the court-
(B) If the court finds that the attorney for the debtor violated rule 9011 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the court, on its own initiative or on the motion of a party in interest, in accordance with such procedures, may order-
(C) The signature of an attorney on a petition, pleading, or written motion shall constitute a certification that the attorney has-
(ii) determined that the petition, pleading, or written motion-
(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' 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-
(ii) the court finds that-
(i) the term "small business" means an unincorporated business, partnership, corporation, association, or organization that-
(ii) the number of employees of a wholly owned subsidiary of a corporation includes the employees of-
(6) Only the judge or United States trustee (or bankruptcy administrator, if any) may file a motion under section 707(b), if the current monthly income of the debtor, or in a joint case, the debtor and the debtor's spouse, as of the date of the order for relief, when multiplied by 12, is equal to or less than-
(7)(A) No judge, United States trustee (or bankruptcy administrator, if any), trustee, or other party in interest may file a motion under paragraph (2) if the current monthly income of the debtor, including a veteran (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 38), and the debtor's spouse combined, as of the date of the order for relief when multiplied by 12, is equal to or less than-
(B) In a case that is not a joint case, current monthly income of the debtor's spouse shall not be considered for purposes of subparagraph (A) if-
(ii) the debtor files a statement under penalty of perjury-
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
; Pub. L. 113–295, div. B, title I, §104(b), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4064
2014-Subsec. (b)(2)(A)(ii)(II). Pub. L. 113–295 inserted at end "Such monthly expenses may include, if applicable, contributions to an account of a qualified ABLE program to the extent such contributions are not excess contributions (as described in section 4973(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and if the designated beneficiary of such account is a child, stepchild, grandchild, or stepgrandchild of the debtor."
2010-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–327, §2(a)(25)(A), substituted "521(a)" for "521".
2008-Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 110–438 substituted "testing-" for "testing," in introductory provisions, inserted cl. (i) designation before "if the debtor", redesignated former cls. (i) and (ii) as subcls. (I) and (II), respectively, of cl. (i) and added cl. (ii).
2005-Pub. L. 109–8, §102(a)(1), substituted "Dismissal of a case or conversion to a case under chapter 11 or 13" for "Dismissal" in section catchline.
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 'charitable contribution' under section 548(d)(3)) to any qualified religious or charitable entity or organization (as that term is defined in section 548(d)(4))."
1986-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–554, §219(a), added par. (3).
1984-Pub. L. 98–353 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and in pars. (1) and (2) substituted "or" for "and", and added subsec. (b).
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
; Pub. L. 114–107, §2, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2223
"(a) Effective Date.-Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title] and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 20, 2008].
"(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 11-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act."
Pub. L. 109–8, title I, §107, Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 42
, provided that: "For purposes of section 707(b) of title 11, United States Code, as amended by this Act, the Director of the Executive Office for United States Trustees shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 20, 2005], issue schedules of reasonable and necessary administrative expenses of administering a chapter 13 plan for each judicial district of the United States."