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Title 11 — Bankruptcy

Chapter 5 — Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate

§ 508. Effect of distribution other than under this title

Statutory text

If a creditor of a partnership debtor receives, from a general partner that is not a debtor in a case under chapter 7 of this title, payment of, or a transfer of property on account of, a claim that is allowed under this title and that is not secured by a lien on property of such partner, such creditor may not receive any payment under this title on account of such claim until each of the other holders of claims on account of which such holders are entitled to share equally with such creditor under this title has received payment under this title equal in value to the consideration received by such creditor from such general partner.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 95–598 · 92 Stat. 2549

    Enacted · 11 U.S.C. § 508

    Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2585

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2585

  2. Pub. L. 109–8 title VIII § 802(d)(7) · 119 Stat. 23

    1. Amended · 11 U.S.C. § 508

      Pub. L. 109–8 designated subsec. (b) as entire section

    2. Struck · 11 U.S.C. § 508

      Pub. L. 109–8 struck out subsec. (a) which read as follows: “If a creditor receives, in a foreign proceeding, payment of, or a transfer of property on account of, a claim that is allowed under this title, such creditor may not receive any payment under this title on account of such claim until each of the other holders of claims on account of which such holders are entitled to share equally with such creditor under this title has received payment under this title equal in value to the consideration received by such creditor in such foreign proceeding.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–8 designated subsec. (b) as entire section and struck out subsec. (a) which read as follows: “If a creditor receives, in a foreign proceeding, payment of, or a transfer of property on account of, a claim that is allowed under this title, such creditor may not receive any payment under this title on account of such claim until each of the other holders of claims on account of which such holders are entitled to share equally with such creditor under this title has received payment under this title equal in value to the consideration received by such creditor in such foreign proceeding.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (7) in section 508— (A) by striking subsection (a); and (B) in subsection (b), by striking “(b)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 109–8 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 a note under section 101 of this title.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes
legislative statements

Section 508(b) of the House amendment is new and provides an identical rule with respect to a creditor of a partnership who receives payment from a partner, to that of a creditor of a debtor who receives a payment in a foreign proceeding involving the debtor.

senate report no. 95–989

This section prohibits a creditor from receiving any distribution in the bankruptcy case if he has received payment of a portion of his claim in a foreign proceeding, until the other creditors in the bankruptcy case in this country that are entitled to share equally with that creditor have received as much as he has in the foreign proceeding.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–8 designated subsec. (b) as entire section and struck out subsec. (a) which read as follows: “If a creditor receives, in a foreign proceeding, payment of, or a transfer of property on account of, a claim that is allowed under this title, such creditor may not receive any payment under this title on account of such claim until each of the other holders of claims on account of which such holders are entitled to share equally with such creditor under this title has received payment under this title equal in value to the consideration received by such creditor in such foreign proceeding.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2005 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 109–8 effective 180 days after , 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 a note under section 101 of this title.

Credits

1978–2005 · 2 acts
  1. 1978Pub. L. 95–598, , 92 Stat. 2585
  2. 2005Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 802(d)(7), , 119 Stat. 146.
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(Pub. L. 95–598, , 92 Stat. 2585; Pub. L. 109–8, title VIII, § 802(d)(7), , 119 Stat. 146.)

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