Article From Judge Bruce Markell on Individual Chapter 11 Cases

Thanks to Bob Hiller for his post:

Subject: Individual Debtors in Chapter 11 after BAPCPA
"The Sub Rosa Subchapter: Individual Debtors in Chapter 11 after BAPCPA"

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2007, p. 67
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-03

BRUCE MARKELL, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV

In reforming the bankruptcy laws in 2005, Congress added several provisions to the Bankruptcy Code regarding the use of chapter 11 by individuals. These changes radically alter the basic chapter 11 rules with respect to individuals; among the most significant change is that postfiling service income, previously allocated to the individual debtor alone (and not available to pay prefiling creditor claims), was made property of the estate available to pay prefiling creditor claims. This article surveys the changes made and their possible impact, and suggests that they are sufficiently radical to have warranted a separate subchapter of chapter 11.