Instructions For Form B200 - United States Bankruptcy Court Required Lists, Schedules, Statements, And Fees

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B 200 (Form 200)
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
REQUIRED LISTS, SCHEDULES, STATEMENTS, AND FEES
Voluntary Chapter 7 Case
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Filing Fee of $245. If the fee is to be paid in installments or the debtor requests a waiver of the fee, the debtor must be an individual
and must file a signed application for court approval. Official Form 3A or 3B and Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1006(b), (c)
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Administrative fee of $46 and trustee surcharge of $15. If the debtor is an individual and the court grants the debtor's request, these
fees are payable in installments or may be waived.
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Voluntary Petition (Official Form 1); Names and addresses of all creditors of the debtor. Must be filed WITH the petition.
Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(a)(1).
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Notice to Individual Debtor with Primarily Consumer Debts under 11 U.S.C. § 342(b) (Director's Form 201A/B), if applicable.
Required if the debtor is an individual with primarily consumer debts. The notice must be GIVEN to the debtor before the petition is filed.
Certification that the notice has been given must be FILED with the petition or within 15 days. 11 U.S.C. §§ 342(b), 521(a)(1)(B)(iii), 707(a)(3).
Official Form 1 contains spaces for the certification.
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Notice to debtor by “bankruptcy petition preparer” (Official Form 19). Required if a "bankruptcy petition preparer" prepares the
petition. Must be submitted WITH the petition. 11 U.S.C. § 110(b)(2).
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Statement of Social Security Number (Official Form 21). Required if the debtor is an individual. Must be submitted WITH the
petition. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(f).
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Individual Debtor's Statement of Compliance with Credit Counseling Requirement (Exhibit D to Official Form 1); Certificate of
Credit Counseling and Debt Repayment Plan, if applicable; Section 109(h)(3) certification or § 109(h)(4) request, if applicable. Exhibit D is
required if the debtor is an individual. Exhibit D must be filed WITH the petition. If applicable, the Certificate of Credit Counseling and Debt
Repayment Plan must be filed with the petition or within 14 days. If applicable, the § 109(h)(3) certification or the § 109(h)(4) request must be
filed WITH the petition. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b)(3), (c).
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Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to a “bankruptcy petition preparer” (Director's Form 280). Required if a
"bankruptcy petition preparer" prepares the petition. Must be submitted WITH the petition. 11 U.S.C. §110(h)(2).
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Statement of current monthly income, etc. (Official Form 22A). Required if the debtor is an individual. Must be filed with the
petition or within 14 days. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b), (c).
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Schedules of assets and liabilities (Official Form 6). Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b),(c).
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Schedule of executory contracts and unexpired leases (Schedule G of Official Form 6). Must be filed with the petition or within 14
days. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b), (c).
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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 14 days. 11 U.S.C. § 521(1) and Fed.R.Bankr.P.
1007(b), (c).
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Statement of financial affairs (Official Form 7). Must be filed with the petition or within 14 days. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b), (c).
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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 14 days. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b), (c).
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Statement of intention regarding secured property and unexpired leases (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(a)(2).
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Statement disclosing compensation paid or to be paid to the attorney for the debtor (Director's Form 203). Required if the debtor
is represented by an attorney. Must be filed within 14 days or any other date set by the court. 11 U.S.C. § 329 and Fed.R.Bankr.P. 2016(b).
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Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management (Official Form 23), if applicable.
Required if the debtor is an individual. Must be filed within 60 days of the first date set for the meeting of creditors. 11 U.S.C. § 727(a)(11) and
Fed.R.Bankr.P. 1007(b)(7), (c).

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