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Official Bankruptcy Forms

Official Bankruptcy Forms must be used to file and take action in bankruptcy cases. Procedural Forms also may be necessary for use during the course of some bankruptcy proceedings. Additional filing instructions, along with the forms, are available in the Bankruptcy Forms Manual below (PDF format).

B 1	Voluntary Petition (4/10) Exhibit "A" (9/97) \| Exhibit "C" (9/01) \| Exhibit "D" (12/09) \| Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 2	Declaration under Penalty of Perjury on Behalf of a Corporation or Partnership Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 3A	Application and Order to Pay Filing Fee in Installments (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 3B	Application for Waiver of Chapter 7 Filing Fee (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 4	List of Creditors Holding 20 Largest Unsecured Claims (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 5	Involuntary Petition (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B6	Cover Sheet for Schedules (12/07)
B6	Summary of Schedules (Includes Statistical Summary of Certain Liabilities)(12/07)
B 6A	Schedule A - Real Property (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes (6A-J)
B 6B	Schedule B - Personal Property (12/07) Instructions
B 6C	Schedule C - Property Claimed as Exempt (4/10) Instructions
B 6D	Schedule D - Creditors Holding Secured Claims (12/07) Instructions
B 6E	Schedule E - Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims (4/10) Instructions
B 6F	Schedule F - Creditors Holding Unsecured Nonpriority Claims (12/07) Instructions
B 6G	Schedule G - Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases (12/07) Instructions
B 6H	Schedule H - Codebtors (12/07) Instructions
B 6I	Schedule I - Current Income of Individual Debtor(s) (12/07) Instructions
B 6J	Schedule J- Current Expenditures of Individual Debtor(s) (12/07) Instructions
B 6	Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules (12/07) Instructions
B 7	Statement of Financial Affairs (4/10) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 8	Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention (12/08) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 9	Notice of Commencement of Case under the Bankruptcy Code, Meeting of Creditors, and Deadlines (09/97) Instructions (9A - 9I) \| Committee Notes (9A-I)
B 9A	Chapter 7 Individual or Joint Debtor No Asset Case (12/10)
B 9B	Chapter 7 Corporation/Partnership No Asset Case (12/07)
B 9C	Chapter 7 Individual or Joint Debtor Asset Case (12/10)
B 9D	Chapter 7 Corporation/Partnership Asset Case (12/07)
B 9E	Chapter 11 Individual or Joint Debtor Case (12/07)
B 9E(Alt.)	Chapter 11 Individual or Joint Debtor Case (12/07)
B 9F	Chapter 11 Corporation/Partnership Case (12/08)
B 9F(Alt.)	Chapter 11 Corporation/Partnership Case (12/07)
B 9G	Chapter 12 Individual or Joint Debtor Family Farmer (12/07)
B 9H	Chapter 12 Corporation/Partnership Family Farmer (12/07)
B 9I	Chapter 13 Case (12/10)
B 10	Proof Of Claim (4/10) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 11A	General Power of Attorney (06/90) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 11B	Special Power of Attorney (06/90) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 12	Order and Notice for Hearing on Disclosure Statement (12/03) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 13	Order Approving Disclosure Statement and Fixing Time for Filing Acceptances or Rejections of Plan, Combined with Notice Thereof (12/03) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 14	Ballot for Accepting or Rejecting Plan (12/03) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 15	Order Confirming Plan (12/01) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 16A	Caption (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 16B	Caption (Short Title) (12/94) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 16C	[Abrogated] (12/03) Committee Notes
B 16D	Caption for Use in Adversary Proceeding other than for a Complaint Filed by a Debtor (12/04) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 17	Notice of Appeal under 28 U.S.C. §158(a) or (b) from a Judgment, Order or Decree of a Bankruptcy Court (12/04) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 18	Discharge of Debtor (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 19	Declaration and Signature of Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 20A	Notice of Motion or Objection (12/10) Instructions \| Committee Notes (20A-B)
B 20B	Notice of Objection to Claim (12/10) Instructions
B 21	Statement of Social Security Number (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 22A	Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation (Chapter 7)(12/10) Instructions \| Committee Notes (22A-C)
B 22B	Statement of Current Monthly Income (Chapter 11) (12/10) Instructions
B 22C	Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period and Disposable Income (Chapter 13) (12/10) Instructions
B 23	Debtor's Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management (12/10) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 24	Certification to Court of Appeals (12/07) Instructions \| Committee Notes
B 25A	Plan of Reorganization in Small Business Case under Chapter 11 (12/08) Instructions \| Committee Note
B 25B	Disclosure Statement in Small Business Case under Chapter 11 (12/08) Instructions \| Committee Note

B 25C	Small Business Monthly Operating Report (12/08) Committee Note
B 26	Periodic Report Regarding Value, Operations and Profitability of Entities in Which the Debtor's Estate Holds a Substantial or Controlling Interest (12/08) Instructions \| Committee Note
B 27	Reaffirmation Agreement Cover Sheet (12/09) Instructions \| Committee Note

B 13S	Order Conditionally Approving Disclosure Statement, Fixing Time for Filing Acceptances or Rejections of Plan, and Fixing the Time for Filing Objections to the Disclosure Statement and to the Confirmation of the Plan, Combined with Notice Thereof and of the Hearing on Final Approval of the Disclosure Statement and the Hearing on Confirmation of the Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 15S	Order Finally Approving Disclosure Statement and Confirming Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 18F	Discharge of Debtor After Completion of Chapter 12 Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 18FH	Discharge of Debtor Before Completion of Chapter 12 Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 18J	Discharge of Joint Debtors (Chapter 7) (08/07) Instructions
B 18JO	Discharge of One Joint Debtor (Chapter 7) (08/07) Instructions
B 18RI	Discharge of Individual Debtor in a Chapter 11 Case (12/09) Instructions
B 18W	Discharge of Debtor After Completion of Chapter 13 Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 18WH	Order Discharging Debtor Before Completion of Chapter 13 Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 104	Adversary Proceeding Cover Sheet (08/07) Instructions
B 131	Exemplification Certificate (09/94) Instructions
B 132	Application for Search of Bankruptcy Records (12/08) Instructions
B 133	Claims Register (01/88) Instructions
B 200	Required Lists, Schedules, Statements and Fees (12/10) Instructions
B 201A	Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor (12/09) Instructions (Forms B201A and B201B)
B 201B	Certification of Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor(s) (12/09)
B 202	Statement of Military Service (08/07)
B 203	Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor (12/94) Instructions
B 204	Notice of Need to File Proof of Claim Due to Recovery of Assets (08/07) Instructions
B 205	Notice to Creditors and Other Parties in Interest (08/07) Instructions
B 206	Certificate of Commencement of Case (08/07) Instructions
B 207	Certificate of Retention of Debtor In Possession (08/07) Instructions
B 210A	Transfer of Claim Other Than for Security (12/09) Instructions (Forms B210A and B210B)
B 210B	Notice of Transfer of Claim Other Than for Security (12/09)
B 230A	Order Confirming Chapter 12 Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 230B	Order Confirming Chapter 13 Plan (08/07) Instructions
B 231A	Order Fixing Time to Object to Proposed Modification of Confirmed Chapter 12 Plan (12/09) Instructions
B 231B	Order Fixing Time to Object to Proposed Modification of Confirmed Chapter 13 Plan (12/09) Instructions
B 240A	Reaffirmation Documents (4/10) Instructions
B 240B	Motion for Approval of Reaffirmation Agreement (12/09)
B 240C	Order on Reaffirmation Agreement (12/09)
B 240A/B ALT	Reaffirmation Agreement (4/10)
B 240C ALT	Order on Reaffirmation Agreement (4/10)
B 250A	Summons in an Adversary Proceeding (12/09) Instructions
B 250B	Summons and Notice of Pretrial Conference in an Adversary Proceeding (12/09) Instructions
B 250C	Summons and Notice of Trial in an Adversary Proceeding (12/09) Instructions
B 250D	Third-Party Summons (12/09) Instructions
B 250E	Summons to Debtor in Involuntary Case (12/09) Instructions
B 250F	Summons in a Chapter 15 Case Seeking Recognition of a Foreign Nonmain Proceeding (12/09) Instructions
B 253	Order for Relief in an Involuntary Case (08/07) Instructions
B 254	Subpoena for Rule 2004 Examination (12/07) Instructions
B 255	Subpoena in an Adversary Proceeding (12/07) Instructions
B 256	Subpoena in a Case Under the Bankruptcy Code (12/07) Instructions
B 260	Entry of Default (01/96) Instructions
B 261A	Judgment by Default (08/96) Instructions
B 261B	Judgment by Default (08/96) Instructions
B 261C	Judgment in an Adversary Proceeding (12/09) Instructions
B 262	Notice of Entry of Judgment (01/88) Instructions
B 263	Bill of Costs (09/94) Instructions
B 264	Writ of Execution to the United States Marshal (01/96) Instructions
B 265	Certification of Judgment for Registration in Another District (08/96) Instructions
B 270	Notice of Filing of Final Report of Trustee, of Hearing on Applications for Compensation [and of Hearing on Abandonment of Property by the Trustee] (08/07) Instructions
B 271	Final Decree (08/06) Instructions
B 280	Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (10/05) Instructions
B 281	Appearance of Child Support Creditor or Representative (08/06) Instructions
B 283	Chapter 13 Debtor's Certifications Regarding Domestic Support Obligations and Section 522(q) (4/10) Instructions