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§1227 Effect of Confirmation

Title 11 › Chapter 12— ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A FAMILY FARMER OR FISHERMAN WITH REGULAR ANNUAL INCOME › Subchapter II— THE PLAN › § 1227

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

A confirmed plan must be followed by the debtor and by every creditor, stockholder (or other equity owner), and general partner in the debtor. That is true even if their claims are not covered by the plan or if they objected, accepted, or rejected the plan, unless section 1228(a) says otherwise. When the plan is confirmed, all property of the bankruptcy estate becomes the debtor’s property, unless the plan or the confirmation order says something different. That property is also cleared of any claim or interest of a creditor that the plan handles, except as section 1228(a) or the plan or confirmation order allows.

Full Legal Text

Title 11, §1227

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(a)Except as provided in section 1228(a) of this title, the provisions of a confirmed plan bind the debtor, each creditor, each equity security holder, and each general partner in the debtor, whether or not the claim of such creditor, such equity security holder, or such general partner in the debtor is provided for by the plan, and whether or not such creditor, such equity security holder, or such general partner in the debtor has objected to, has accepted, or has rejected the plan.
(b)Except as otherwise provided in the plan or the order confirming the plan, the confirmation of a plan vests all of the property of the estate in the debtor.
(c)Except as provided in section 1228(a) of this title and except as otherwise provided in the plan or in the order confirming the plan, the property vesting in the debtor under subsection (b) of this section is free and clear of any claim or interest of any creditor provided for by the plan.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification For repeal of section effective Oct. 1, 1998, and subsequent reenactment of section, see note set out preceding section 1201 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

sPermanent reenactment of section effective July 1, 2005, see section 1001(a)(2) of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as a Repeal, Reenactment, and Termination of Chapter note under section 1201 of this title. For

Effective Date

s of section and

Amendments

extending periods for which section was reenacted prior to permanent reenactment, see

Effective Date

and

Effective Date

of 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 Amendment notes set out under section 1201 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

11 U.S.C. § 1227

Title 11 — Bankruptcy

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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