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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 329. Debtor's transactions with attorneys
(a) Any attorney representing a debtor in a case under this
title, or in connection with such a case, whether or not such
attorney applies for compensation under this title, shall file with
the court a statement of the compensation paid or agreed to be
paid, if such payment or agreement was made after one year before
the date of the filing of the petition, for services rendered or to
be rendered in contemplation of or in connection with the case by
such attorney, and the source of such compensation.
(b) If such compensation exceeds the reasonable value of any such
services, the court may cancel any such agreement, or order the
return of any such payment, to the extent excessive, to -
(1) the estate, if the property transferred -
(A) would have been property of the estate; or
(B) was to be paid by or on behalf of the debtor under a plan
under chapter 11, 12, or 13 of this title; or
(2) the entity that made such payment.
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