11 U.S.C. § 349 — Effect of dismissal

(a) Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, dismissing a case under this title does not bar the debtor from later discharging, in a new case, debts that were dischargeable in the dismissed case. Dismissal also does not prejudice the debtor's ability to file a later petition — except as provided in section 109(g), which can bar refiling in certain situations. (b) Unless the court, for cause, orders otherwise, dismissing a case (other than one dismissed under section 742) does the following: (1) It reinstates: (A) any proceeding or custodianship that had been superseded under section 543; (B) any transfer that had been avoided under section 522, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, or 724(a), or preserved under section 510(c)(2), 522(i)(2), or 551; and (C) any lien that had been voided under section 506(d). (2) It vacates any order, judgment, or transfer ordered under section 522(i)(1), 542, 550, or 553. (3) It "revests" the property of the estate — meaning ownership returns to whoever held that property immediately before the bankruptcy case began.