Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73not60
§1115 Property of the Estate
Title 11 › Chapter 11— REORGANIZATION › Subchapter I— OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › § 1115
Summary
Makes an individual debtor's post-filing stuff part of the bankruptcy estate if it is the same kind of property listed in section 541 and the debtor gets it after the case starts but before the case is closed, dismissed, or converted to chapter 7, 12, or 13 (whichever comes first). It also covers earnings the debtor makes in that time. Unless section 1104 or a confirmed plan or an order confirming a plan says otherwise, the debtor keeps control of the estate's property.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1115
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(a)In a case in which the debtor is an individual, property of the estate includes, in addition to the property specified in section 541—
(1)all property of the kind specified in section 541 that the debtor acquires after the commencement of the case but before the case is closed, dismissed, or converted to a case under chapter 7, 12, or 13, whichever occurs first; and
(2)earnings from services performed by the debtor after the commencement of the case but before the case is closed, dismissed, or converted to a case under chapter 7, 12, or 13, whichever occurs first.
(b)Except as provided in section 1104 or a confirmed plan or order confirming a plan, the debtor shall remain in possession of all property of the estate.
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.
Reference
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Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1115
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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