Title 11, BankruptcyRelease 119-102
§1510 Limited Jurisdiction
Title 11 › CHAPTER 15 — ANCILLARY AND OTHER CROSS-BORDER CASES › SUBCHAPTER II — ACCESS OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES AND CREDITORS TO THE COURT › § 1510
Summary
If someone appointed by a foreign court files a petition as a foreign representative, that act alone does not let U.S. courts take authority over that person for any other purpose.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1510
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The sole fact that a foreign representative files a petition under section 1515 does not subject the foreign representative to the jurisdiction of any court in the United States for any other purpose.
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. § 1510
Title 11, Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102