---
kind: "unit"
title: "11"
title_heading: "Bankruptcy"
key: "ch5"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 5"
heading: "Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/11/ch5"
sections_count: 41
---

# Chapter 5 — Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate

Title 11 — Bankruptcy

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Creditors and Claims](/usc/11/ch5-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Debtor’s Duties and Benefits](/usc/11/ch5-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — The Estate](/usc/11/ch5-schIII.md)