I. Organization of the Bankruptcy Code

The Bankruptcy Code (which is Title 11 of the United States Code) is divided into the following chapters:

Chapter 1. General Provisions, Definitions and Rules of Construction

Chapter 3. Case Administration

Chapter 5. Creditors, the Debtor and the Estate

Chapter 7. Liquidation

Chapter 9. Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality

Chapter 11. Reorganization

Chapter 12. Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer with Regular Annual Income.

Chapter 13. Adjustment of the Debts of an Individual with Regular Income

II. Bankruptcy Basics

Basic information about bankruptcy and how the different chapters work is published by the Adminstrative Office of U.S. Courts, Bankruptcy Judges Division, and is available at http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/bankruptcybasics.html

III. Links to the Bankruptcy Code and Official Forms

Bankruptcy Code: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode11/usc_sup_01_11.html

Official Bankruptcy Forms: http://www.uscourts.gov/bkforms/bankruptcy_forms.html