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Chapter 13 Filing Requirements
All petitions and schedules must be accompanied by the filing fee or an
application to pay the filing fee through the plan. Petitions will not be accepted without one
or the other. Filing fees must be paid either by cash, cashier's check, money order, or an
attorney's firm check, made payable to "Clerk, U.S.
Bankruptcy Court." Do not tender cash for petitions submitted by mail. CHECKS FROM DEBTORS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The petition page must include the redacted social security number(s) and county in which the
debtor resides. The full social security number should be provided on Form 21. Schedule D must include full recording data: page and document
numbers, date
and place of recording, or state "unrecorded" - attach separate page if
necessary. PRO SE DEBTORS: Include
day-time phone number under signature. Papers must be collated
into sets and arranged in order as listed below.
Petitions and schedules can be found on our forms page, or they
may be downloaded from the
U.S. Court's website.
Chapter 13 Filing Requirements
| Required Documents Due WITH the petition (minimum filing requirements): |
- $274 Filing Fee
- Form 1 - Voluntary Petition
- Mailing Matrix - List of all creditors
- Form 21 - Statement of Social Security Number
- Certificate of credit counseling and debt repayment plan (if any)
- Form 19B - Notice to debtor by bankruptcy petition preparer (if applicable)
- Form B280 - Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to a bankruptcy petition preparer (if applicable)
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| Documents due with the petition or within 15 days: |
- Form B201 - Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor
- Schedules A-J
- Summary of Schedules (file complete set of schedules - any that do not apply, state "none" or check box indicating "none")
- Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules
- Form 7 - Statement of Financial Affairs
- Form 22C - Statement of Current Monthly Income (means test)
- Copies of all payment advices (pay stubs) or other evidence of payment received by the debtor form an employer within 60 days before filing the petition
- Form B203 - Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to the attorney for the debtor (if applicable)
- Chapter 13 Plan which includes:
- method of payment (payroll deduction)
- plan arrangement
- percentage to unsecured creditors
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| Documents due 7 days before the date first set for the Section 341 meeting of creditors: |
- Provide to the trustee a copy of the Federal income tax return (or transcript of return) for the most recent tax year ending before filing
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| Documents due before the discharge is granted: |
- Certificate of Financial Management Course (must be filed within 45 days after completion of plan payments.)
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