Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
8 Del. C. § 295
Creditors’ proofs of claims; when barred; notice
All creditors shall make proof under oath of their respective claims against the corporation, and cause the same to be filed in the office of the Register in Chancery of the county in which the proceeding is pending within the time fixed by and in accordance with the procedure established by the rules of the Court of Chancery. All creditors and claimants failing to do so, within the time limited by this section, or the time prescribed by the order of the Court, may, by direction of the Court, be barred from participating in the distribution of the assets of the corporation. The Court may also prescribe what notice, by publication or otherwise, shall be given to the creditors of the time fixed for the filing and making proof of claims.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 50; 59 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 15
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In this title (40 sections)
- 8-268 · Amendments to certificate of incorporation of the surviving…
- 8-271 · Sale, lease or exchange of assets; consideration; procedure
- 8-272 · Mortgage or pledge of assets
- 8-273 · Dissolution of joint venture corporation having 2 stockholders
- 8-274 · Dissolution before issuance of shares or beginning of business;…
- 8-275 · Dissolution generally; procedure
- 8-276 · Dissolution of nonstock corporation; procedure
- 8-277 · Payment of franchise taxes before dissolution, merger, transfer…
- 8-278 · Continuation of corporation after dissolution for purposes of…
- 8-279 · Trustees or receivers for dissolved corporations; appointment;…
- 8-280 · Notice to claimants; filing of claims
- 8-281 · Payment and distribution to claimants and stockholders
- 8-282 · Liability of stockholders of dissolved corporations
- 8-283 · Jurisdiction
- 8-284 · Revocation or forfeiture of charter; proceedings
- 8-285 · Dissolution or forfeiture of charter by decree of court; filing
- 8-291 · Receivers for insolvent corporations; appointment and powers
- 8-292 · Title to property; filing order of appointment; exception
- 8-293 · Notices to stockholders and creditors
- 8-294 · Receivers or trustees; inventory; list of debts and report
- 8-295 · Creditors’ proofs of claims; when barred; notice
- 8-296 · Adjudication of claims; appeal
- 8-297 · Sale of perishable or deteriorating property
- 8-298 · Compensation, costs and expenses of receiver or trustee
- 8-299 · Substitution of trustee or receiver as party; abatement of…
- 8-300 · Employee’s lien for wages when corporation insolvent
- 8-301 · Discontinuance of liquidation
- 8-302 · Compromise or arrangement between corporation and creditors or…
- 8-303 · Proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code of the United…
- 8-311 · Revocation of voluntary dissolution; restoration of expired…
- 8-312 · Revival of certificate of incorporation
- 8-313 · Revival of certificate of incorporation or charter of exempt…
- 8-314 · Status of corporation
- 8-321 · Service of process on corporations
- 8-322 · Failure of corporation to obey order of court; appointment of…
- 8-323 · Failure of corporation to obey writ of mandamus; quo warranto…
- 8-324 · Attachment of shares of stock or any option, right or interest…
- 8-325 · Actions against officers, directors or stockholders to enforce…
- 8-326 · Action by officer, director or stockholder against corporation…
- 8-327 · Stockholder’s derivative action; allegation of stock ownership