11 USC § 1115 - Property of the estate

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title: "11 USC § 1115 - Property of the estate"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "1115"
section_name: "Property of the estate"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "REORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title III, § 321(a)(1), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 94.)"
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# § 1115. Property of the estate

**(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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–8, title III, § 321(a)(1), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 94.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 180 days after , and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under .