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Chapter 13 Filing Requirements

  • Fee. $313 (includes filing fee of $235 + administrative fee of $78).The fee must be paid with a money order or cashier’s check; personal checks and cash are not accepted.
  • Voluntary Petition (Official Form 101). Unless filed electronically by a registered attorney, the petition must be signed in ink by the debtor (and joint debtor if spouses are filing together). If a petition preparer assisted in preparing the petition and other documents, the preparer must provide the information required on the petition and also sign it.
  • Creditor List and Debtor’s Verification of Creditor List (Local Form H1007-2d). Names and addresses of all entities included or to be included on Schedules D, E/F, G and H. Under Local Rule 1007‐2(c), the petition must be accompanied by both a paper copy of the creditor list and an electronic version on digital media (CD, DVD, or USB drive). As an alternative, a creditor list may be created online. Click here to learn more.
  • Statement of Social Security Number (Official Form 121). Must be submitted WITH the petition.
  • Certificate of Credit Counseling. Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days. An individual who is incapacitated or disabled as described in 11 U.S.C. § 109(h)(4) or is on active military duty in a combat zone may request a waiver by filing a separate Motion for Waiver of Credit Counseling Requirement. If the box in Part 5 of the Voluntary Petition is checked certifying that you asked for credit counseling from an approved agency but were unable to obtain the services within 7 days due to “exigent circumstances,” you must file a separate statement explaining what efforts you made to obtain credit counseling, why you were unable to obtain it before filing for bankruptcy, and what were the exigent circumstances.
  • Schedules A/B, C, D, E/F, G, H, I, and J; A Summary of Your Assets and Liabilities and Certain Statistical Information; and Declaration About an Individual Debtor’s Schedules. (Official Forms 106A/B, 106C, 106D, 106E/F, 106G, 106H,106I, 106J, 106Sum, 106Dec). Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days.
  • Statement of Financial Affairs (Official Form 107). Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days.
  • Chapter 13 Statement of Your Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period (Official Form 122C-1). Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days.
  • Chapter 13 Calculation of Your Disposable Income (Official Form 122C-2) Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days - if so instructed on line 17b. of your Chapter 13 Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period (Form 122C-1).
  • Chapter 13 Plan (Local Form H113). Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days.

*Other forms may apply to your bankruptcy case. The items above are those required in a typical case for an individual or two individuals who are married.