List of Requirements for Chapter 7
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REQUIRED LISTS, SCHEDULES, STATEMENTS, AND FEES (10/06) | ||
 | Voluntary Petition (Official Form 1).
Names and addresses of all creditors of the debtor., Must be filed WITH the petition. Rule 1007(a)(1), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Notice to Individual Debtor with Primarily Consumer Debts under 11 U.S.C. § 342(b), if applicable. Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. 11 U.S.C. §§ 342(b); 521(a)(1)(B)(iii); 707(a)(3). | |
| Notice to debtor by “bankruptcy petition preparer,” if applicable. Must be filed WITH the petition if prepared by a “bankruptcy petition preparer.” 11 U.S.C. § 110(b)(2)(B); Official Form 19B. | |
| Statement of Social Security Number (Official Form 21). Required if the debtor is an individual. Must be submitted WITH the petition. Rule 1007(f), Fed.R.Bankr.P. NOTE: ONLY IF FILED BY NON-ATTORNEY | |
| Exhibit D to Official Form 1. Certificate of Credit Counseling and Debt Repayment Plan. (Or § 109(h)(3) certification and motion or § 109(h)(4) request). Required if the debtor is an individual. Exhibit D must be filed WITH the petition. The Certificate of Credit Counseling and Debt Repayment Plan must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. If applicable, the § 109(h)(3) certification and motion or the § 109(h)(4) request must be filed WITH the petition. Rule 1007(b)(3) & (c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to a “bankruptcy petition preparer” as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 110. Must be filed WITH the petition if the “bankruptcy petition preparer” prepares the petition. 11 U.S.C. §110(h). | |
| Statement of current monthly income, etc. (Official Form 22A). Required if the debtor is an individual with primarily consumer debts. Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. Rule 1007(b) & (c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Schedules of assets and liabilities (Official Form 6). Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. Rule 1007(b) & (c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Schedule of executory contracts and unexpired leases (Schedule G of Official Form 6). Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. Rule 1007(b) & (c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Schedules of current income and expenditures. All debtors must file these schedules. If the debtor is an individual, Schedules I and J of Official Form 6 must be used for this purpose. Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. 11 U.S.C. § 521(1) and Rule 1007(b) & (c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Statement of financial affairs (Official Form 7). Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. Rule 1007(b) & (c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment received by the debtor from any employer within 60 days before the filing of the petition. Required if the debtor is an individual. Must be filed with the petition or within 15 days. Rule 1007(b) & (c),Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
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| Statement of intention regarding secured property (Official Form 8). Required ONLY if the debtor is an individual and the schedules of assets and liabilities contain debts secured by property of the estate or personal property subject to an unexpired lease. Must be filed within 30 days or by the date set for the Section 341 meeting of creditors, whichever is earlier. 11 U.S.C. §§ 362 (h).and 521(2). | |
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| Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to the attorney for the debtor. Must be filed within 15 days or any other date set by the court. 11 U.S.C. § 329 and Rule 2016(b), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |
| Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management (Official Form 23). Required if the debtor is an individual. Must be filed within 45 days of the first date set for the meeting of creditors. 11 U.S.C.§ 727(a)(11) and Rule 1007(b)(7)(c), Fed.R.Bankr.P. | |