{"identifier":"/us/usc/t11/s302","title":11,"num":"\u00a7\u202f302.","heading":"Joint cases","text":"\u00a7\u202f302.\nJoint cases\n(a) A joint case under a chapter of this title is commenced by the filing with the bankruptcy court of a single petition under such chapter by an individual that may be a debtor under such chapter and such individual\u2019s spouse. The commencement of a joint case under a chapter of this title constitutes an order for relief under such chapter.\n(b) After the commencement of a joint case, the court shall determine the extent, if any, to which the debtors\u2019 estates shall be consolidated.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t11/s302.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t11/s302","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f302."},{"t":"heading","text":"Joint cases"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t11/s302/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"content","text":" A joint case under a chapter of this title is commenced by the filing with the bankruptcy court of a single petition under such chapter by an individual that may be a debtor under such chapter and such individual\u2019s spouse. The commencement of a joint case under a chapter of this title constitutes an order for relief under such chapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t11/s302/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"content","text":" After the commencement of a joint case, the court shall determine the extent, if any, to which the debtors\u2019 estates shall be consolidated.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}