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11 U.S.C. § 550

Liability of transferee of avoided transfer

United States · Title 11 — BANKRUPTCY · Status: effective

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11 U.S.C. § 550, Liability of transferee of avoided transfer, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/436818
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent that a transfer is avoided under section 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 553(b), or 724(a) of this title, the trustee may recover, for the benefit of the estate, the property transferred, or, if the court so orders, the value of such property, from— The trustee may not recover under section 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (a)(2) of this section from— If a transfer made between 90 days and one year before the filing of the petition— A good faith transferee from whom the trustee may recover under subsection (a) of this section has a lien on the property recovered to secure the lesser of— In this subsection, “improvement” includes— An action or proceeding under this section may not be commenced after the earlier of—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-598(H.R. 8200)1978-11-06
    A bill to establish a uniform law on the subject of bankruptcies.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-353(H.R. 5174)1984-07-10
    Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1983
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-394(H.R. 5116)1994-10-22
    Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally