2013 US Code
Title 11 - Bankruptcy
Chapter 15 - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES (§§ 1501 - 1532)
Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1502 - 1508)
Section 1507 - Additional assistance
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 11 - BANKRUPTCY CHAPTER 15 - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1507 - Additional assistance |
Contains | section 1507 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 109-8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 119 Stat. 136 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 109-8 |
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(a) Subject to the specific limitations stated elsewhere in this chapter the court, if recognition is granted, may provide additional assistance to a foreign representative under this title or under other laws of the United States.
(b) In determining whether to provide additional assistance under this title or under other laws of the United States, the court shall consider whether such additional assistance, consistent with the principles of comity, will reasonably assure—
(1) just treatment of all holders of claims against or interests in the debtor's property;
(2) protection of claim holders in the United States against prejudice and inconvenience in the processing of claims in such foreign proceeding;
(3) prevention of preferential or fraudulent dispositions of property of the debtor;
(4) distribution of proceeds of the debtor's property substantially in accordance with the order prescribed by this title; and
(5) if appropriate, the provision of an opportunity for a fresh start for the individual that such foreign proceeding concerns.
(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, §801(a), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 136.)
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