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Chapter 7 Filing Requirements & Fees


UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHAPTER 7 CASES

Attention:
Do not attach payment advices, certificates of credit counseling, plans or applications to the petition and schedules! These documents must be filed separately.


COMPLETE FILINGS:

Chapter 7 individual debtor(s):
(Official Bankruptcy Forms)

  1. Petition, Schedules and Statements (in a single .pdf file)
    1. Voluntary petition (Form B1 as revised 4/13)
    2. Exhibit D (as revised 12/01/09)
    3. Summary of schedules and statistical summary of certain liabilities (Form 6 as revised 12/07)
    4. Schedules A-J (Forms 6A - 6J as revised 12/07, Form 6C and 6E as revised 4/13)
    5. Declaration concerning debtor’s schedules (Form 6 as revised 12/07)
    6. Statement of financial affairs (Form 7 as revised 4/13)
    7. Chapter 7 individual debtor’s statement of intention (Form 8 as revised 12/08)
    8. Statement of compensation by attorney for debtor (Local Form 1007-1)
    9. Chapter 7 Statement of current monthly income and means-test calculation (Form 22A as revised 4/13)
  2. Certificate of Credit Counseling. A list of United States Trustee, District of Minnesota approved pre-bankruptcy credit counseling agencies can be found here.
  3. Payment advices cover sheet and Debtor’s income records (60 Days Prior to Filing)
  4. Creditor Matrix. See preparation instructions for more information.
  5. Signature declaration form
  6. Statement of Social Security Number (pro se filings only)
  7. Notice of responsibilities of chapter 7 debtors and their attorneys (non-pro se filings only/must be signed by attorney and debtor(s))
  8. Filing fee of $306 (as of 11/11) **
      OR
    Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing fee (Form 3B as revised 11/11)(FOR QUALIFYING DEBTORS ONLY)
      OR
    Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments (Form 3A as revised 12/07) AND ½ filing fee of $ 153**


Effective December 1, 2009, the Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor need not be filed if the debtor's attorney, petition preparer and/or debtor(s) have certified, by signing the appropriate section of the voluntary petition (see Local Rule 9011-4 concerning electronic signatures), that the debtor(s) received the 342(b) notice. In the absence of signed certification(s) on the petition, a separate certification, using Director's Procedural Form B 201B and attaching a copy of the Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor, Form B 201A, must be filed.

** The court cannot accept a debtor's check or credit card for the filing fee


Chapter 7 business debtor:
(Official Bankruptcy Forms)

NOTE: Corporations, partnerships, associations and any other entity that is not an individual (e.g., any trust, LLC, LLP, conservatorship, guardianship, etc.) MUST be represented by an attorney.
  1. Petition, Schedules and Statements (in a single .pdf file)
    1. Voluntary petition (Form B1 as revised 4/13)
    2. b.Summary of schedules (Form 6 as revised 12/07)
    3. Schedules A, B, D, E, F & G (Forms 6A - 6G as revised 12/07, Form 6E revised 4/13)
    4. Declaration concerning debtor’s schedules (Form 6 as revised 12/07)
    5. Statement of financial affairs (Form 7 as revised 4/13)
    6. Statement of compensation by attorney for debtor (Local Form 1007-1)
    7. Proof of authority to sign and file petition (Local Form 1008-1)
  2. Creditor Matrix. See preparation instructions for more information.
  3. Signature declaration form
  4. Notice of responsibilities of chapter 7 debtors and their attorneys (non-pro se filings only/must be signed by attorney and debtor(s))
  5. Filing fee of $306 **

PARTIAL FILINGS:

NOTE: PARTIAL FILINGS ARE DISCOURAGED.

ATTORNEYS OR DEBTORS WHO FILE PARTIAL CASES MUST SERVE THE MEETING OF CREDITORS NOTICE ON ALL CREDITORS NOT LISTED ON THE ORIGINAL MATRIX AND ADD THOSE CREDITORS TO THE COURT’S MATRIX. SEE LOCAL RULE 2002-1(d).

Chapter 7 individual debtor(s):
(Official Bankruptcy Forms)

  1. Petition, Schedules and Statements (in a single .pdf file)
    1. Voluntary petition (Form B1 as revised 4/13)
    2. Exhibit D (as revised 12/01/09)
  2. Certificate of Credit Counseling. A list of United States Trustee, District of Minnesota approved pre-bankruptcy credit counseling agencies can be found here.
  3. Creditor Matrix. See preparation instructions for more information.
  4. Signature declaration form
  5. Statement of Social Security Number (pro se filings only)
  6. Notice of responsibilities of chapter 7 debtors and their attorneys (non-pro se filings only/must be signed by attorney and debtor(s))
  7. Filing fee of $306 **
      OR
    Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing fee (Form 3B as revised 11/11)(FOR QUALIFYING DEBTORS ONLY)
      OR
    Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments (Form 3A as revised 11/11) AND ½ filing fee of $ 153**

Chapter 7 business debtor:
(Official Bankruptcy Forms)

NOTE: Corporations, partnerships, associations and any other entity that is not an individual (e.g., any trust, LLC, LLP, conservatorship, guardianship, etc.) MUST be represented by an attorney
  1. Petition, Schedules and Statements (in a single .pdf file)
    1. Voluntary petition (Form B1 as revised 4/13)
    2. Proof of authority to sign and file petition (Local Form 1008-1)
  2. Creditor Matrix. See preparation instructions for more information.
  3. Signature declaration form
  4. Notice of responsibilities of chapter 7 debtors and their attorneys (non-pro se filings only/must be signed by attorney and debtor(s))
  5. Filing fee of $306 **