Law of Debtors+creditors Book

	Preface	xxiii
	Acknowledgments	xxvii
	Special Notice	xxxi
Part I	Individual Debt Collection	1
Chapter 1	Collection Without Courts	3
A	Nonjudicial Collection Methods	3
B	Restrictions on Nonjudicial Collection	14
Chapter 2	State Law Debt Collection	33
A	Collection Remedies	33
B	Fraudulent Conveyances and Shielding Debtor Assets	79
C	State Collective Remedies	99
Part II	Consumer Bankruptcy	105
Chapter 3	Introduction to Bankruptcy	107
A	Development of the Current Statute	107
B	Bankruptcy Court Organization	112
C	Structure of the Bankruptcy Code	114
D	Consumer versus Business Bankruptcy	115
Chapter 4	Elements Common to Consumer Bankruptcies	119
A	Background	119
B	Outline	121
C	Getting Started	122
D	The Estate	123
E	The Automatic Stay	137
Chapter 5	Liquidation Bankruptcy	149
A	Introduction	149
B	Eligibility	150
C	Property Exempt from Seizure	169
D	Homesteads, Trusts, and Exemption Planning	196
E	Claims and Distributions	218
F	Discharge	229
G	The Debtor's Post-Bankruptcy Position: Reaffirmation	254
Chapter 6	Chapter 13 Bankruptcy	281
A	Elements of an Acceptable Plan	281
B	Threshold Eligibility for Chapter 13	328
C	Chapter 12 for Family Farmers and Fishermen	338
D	The Consumer Bankruptcy System	339
Part III	Business Bankruptcy	367
Chapter 7	Chapter 7 Liquidation	369
A	Introduction	369
B	Business Liquidations	371
C	Initiation	374
D	Involuntary Bankruptcy	375
Chapter 8	Chapter 11 Reorganization	395
A	Introduction to Business Reorganizations	395
B	The Automatic Stay and Adequate Protection	414
C	Operating in Chapter 11	437
D	Reshaping the Estate	478
E	Negotiating and Confirming the Plan	592
F	Ethical Issues	761
Part IV	The Functions and Boundaries of Bankruptcy Law	791
Chapter 9	Domestic Jurisdiction	793
A	The 1978 Code	793
B	The 1984 Amendments	796
Chapter 10	Transnational Bankruptcies	835
A	Introduction	835
B	Choice of Forum	836
C	Cooperating with the Home Country Court	847
D	International law Reform	860
E	Choice of Law	861
Chapter 11	The Functions of Bankruptcy Law	873
A	Introduction	873
B	Exclusions from Bankruptcy	874
C	Alternative Approaches to Bankruptcy	877
	Table of Cases	893
	Table of Statutes	901
	Index	921