Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice: 17.2.4 Voluntary Conversion from Other Chapters to Chapter 12
Chapter 7: Section 706(a) provides an absolute right to convert from a chapter 7 bankruptcy to one under chapter 12, provided there has been no previous conversion.
Chapter 11: Section 1112(d) allows conversion from a chapter 11 case to one under chapter 12 at the request of the debtor if the debtor has not received a discharge under section 1141(d) and the conversion is found to be “equitable.”