Other Forms of Bankruptcy Filings

Chapter 9 Municipal Bankruptcy
Chapter 9 is a reorganization style bankruptcy scheme, similar to Chapter 11, but is used for municipalities. It has been used around 70 times, but only a few times by large municipalities. The most notable cases involved the bankruptcies of Orange County, California and Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Chapter 12 Family Farmers

Chapter 12 is a bankruptcy filing scheme for family farmers. It is very similar Chapter 13 but has slightly easier repayment rules and higher debt limits.