The Middle District of Florida operates four divisions: Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Fort Myers. Here is how the MDFL’s court structure, local rules, and chambers procedures govern a Chapter 11 or Subchapter V case.

The Subchapter V debt cap decides, on the petition date, whether a Central Florida small business can use Subchapter V at all. Here is how contingent, unliquidated, insider, and disputed debts count toward the $3,424,000 limit.

Subchapter V and traditional Chapter 11 side by side: eligibility under the 3,024,725 dollar debt cap, timeline, cost, creditor control, the absolute priority rule, and discharge for Central Florida business owners.