Bankruptcy court
Definition of Bankruptcy court
Bankruptcy court is the United States federal court system which has original jurisdiction in all bankruptcy cases (process to manage debts under court protection for the debtor) taking place in the country. It is, therefore, a court that is a unit of a federal District Court.
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to establish «uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States.” The Bankruptcy courts were created by Congress by the (1898) Bankruptcy Act.
Each bankruptcy courts covers a number of U.S. counties. In each U.S. State exists several bankruptcy courts.
See Also
Court of bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Portal in the Legal Encyclopedia
Bankruptcy Claim
Bankruptcy Code
Bankruptcy Estate
Bankruptcy Plan
Bankruptcy Protection
Bankruptcy Rules
Bankrupt
Discharge in Bankruptcy
Involuntary Bankruptcy
Joint Bankruptcy
Trustee in Bankruptcy
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
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