Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73
§1527 Forms of cooperation
Title 11 › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COURTS AND FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES › § 1527
Summary
Courts may use different tools to make related bankruptcy cases work together. That can include appointing someone to act for the court, sharing information, coordinating the debtor’s assets and management, and approving agreements to coordinate cases.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1527
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Cooperation referred to in section 1525 and 1526 may be implemented by any appropriate means, including—
(1)appointment of a person or body, including an examiner, to act at the direction of the court;
(2)communication of information by any means considered appropriate by the court;
(3)coordination of the administration and supervision of the debtor’s assets and affairs;
(4)approval or implementation of agreements concerning the coordination of proceedings; and
(5)coordination of concurrent proceedings regarding the same debtor.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such
Effective Date
, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2005 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1527
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73