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11 U.S.C. § 350 — Closing and reopening cases

submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-598 to r/title-11-BANKRUPTCY · 48 words · no verdicts yet

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Once a bankruptcy estate is fully handled and the trustee is discharged, the court must close the case. A closed case can later be reopened in the same court. Reopening can happen to administer assets, help the debtor, or for any other valid reason.

(a) After an estate is fully administered and the court has discharged the trustee, the court must close the case. (b) A case may be reopened in the court where it was closed, to administer assets, to give relief to the debtor, or for other cause.
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(a)

After an estate is fully administered and the court has discharged the trustee, the court shall close the case.

(b)

A case may be reopened in the court in which such case was closed to administer assets, to accord relief to the debtor, or for other cause.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2569; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 439, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 370.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-598 · 92 Stat. 2569
  • 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-353 · 98 Stat. 370

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-598 on 1978-11-06.

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