Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice: 17.2.2.1 Generally
All individuals are subject to the prepetition credit counseling requirement at section 109(h) in order to be eligible for bankruptcy.87 This eligibility requirement applies to individuals who are farmers, family farmers, or family fishermen and, it applies in chapter 12 cases.88 The credit counseling requirement does not apply, however, to corporations or partnerships that are otherwise eligible for chapter 12.89 However, individual family farm or famil