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Chapter Thirteen
Definition:
Bankruptcy proceedings for an individual with the intention of rescheduling the individual's debt (rather than liquidating the individual's assets and debt; an individual files under Chapter 7 to liquidate);
Chapter Nine
Definition:
Bankruptcies of municipalities; only a few of these are filed each year; over the period 1980 through 1988 there averaged about 4 Chapter 9 filings per year.
Core proceedings
Definition:
Those proceedings that are inherent in and fundamental to the administration of a bankruptcy case.
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