Isi Notes On The Forms For Bankruptcy Page 2

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Introduction
You must carefully and fully complete the following documents :
If you wish to proceed with your application you should submit the
Petition which includes a grounding affidavit, a Statement of Affairs, an
following list of documents to the Examiner’s Office together with
Order of Adjudication, a Warrant of Seizure and a Notice of
The ISI has published a guide to bankruptcy and some bankruptcy
the receipt for the € 650 lodgement paid to the Bankruptcy Division
Adjudication and Statutory Sitting. These notes provide information on
scenarios in which the key stages in applying for bankruptcy are
of the ISI.
how you can do so. Remember you are swearing that the details you
explained:
• The Petition (Form No.13, Appendix O, Rules of The Superior
put in these documents are true.
These notes are intended to assist people who wish to apply to the
Courts) with accompanying Affidavit sworn by you, plus 3
If the Examiners Office are satisfied that the forms have been
High Court to be adjudicated bankrupt to complete the required
copies.
completed correctly and that the € 650 has been paid they will assign a
statutory forms which can be downloaded from the Courts Service at:
• Your Statement of Affairs (Form No.23) plus 3 copies.
court date.
Bankruptcy Forms
and ISI websites at:
Bankruptcy Documents
In addition to the above documents, you will also be required
to attach the following (partially completed) forms (e.g. name
You will also be asked to pay the Court stamp fee on your petition
Applicants seeking to self adjudicate are reminded that bankruptcy is a
inserted) which will be fully completed after you are formally
currently € 190 and € 20 stamp fee on the affidavit. In Dublin the
legal remedy and that an application for bankruptcy is a formal legal
declared bankrupt:
Stamp Office is on the first floor of Áras Uí Dhálaigh, a building in the
process. The notes do not and are not intended to provide legal or
• Order of Adjudication (Form No.15 Appendix O, Rules of The
Four Courts complex, which is accessible through the main public
financial advice. If you need legal or financial advice, you should
Superior Courts) and 3 copies. There is no stamp duty due on
entrance of the Four Courts on Inns Quay, Dublin 7. It is open from
consult a suitably qualified professional.
this form.
Monday to Friday from 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to
• Warrant of Seizure (Form No.46 Appendix O, Rules of The
All applications for bankruptcy are made through the Examiners Office
4.00 p.m. (except public holidays and other days on which court offices
Superior Courts) and 3 copies. There is no stamp duty due on
in the High Court. The Examiners Office is located on the Second Floor
generally are closed). The locations of other Stamp Offices around the
this form.
Phoenix House Phoenix Street North Smithfield Dublin 7. Full contact
country are available at
• Notice of adjudication and Statutory Sitting (Form No.19
details can be obtained on courts.ie.
Appendix O, Rules of the Superior Courts) and 3 copies.
You should take time and care to complete your documents fully and
The hearing is normally in the Four Courts and you can locate the
There is no stamp duty due on this form.
honestly.
particular courtroom on Courts Service website
using
the “offices and maps” tab. You should be in Court at 11.00 on the day
To begin the application process you must transfer €650 to the Official
of your hearing, although your case might not be reached until later in
Assignee in the Bankruptcy Division of the ISI, either electronically or
the day.
using an interbank transfer. You should email the Bankruptcy Division
at bankruptcy@isi.gov.ie to confirm your lodgement and attach a
scanned copy bank lodgement receipt confirming your payment. The
Bankruptcy Division will then forward a receipt to you by email. You
must produce this email receipt when issuing the completed petition
and associated documentation at the Office of the Examiner of the
High Court.
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