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CONTENTS
COVER
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORMS
FILING YOUR COMPLETED FORMS
BANKRUPTCY FORMS
Abrogation of General Order 99-1, Order Concerning Filing of Papers
Amendment to Local Rule 3007-1
Application To Pay Filing Fee In Installments (EDC.002-020)
Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing Fee for Individuals Who Cannot Pay the Filing Fee in Full or in Installments
Voluntary Petition
Schedules
Cover Sheet
Summary
Statistical Summary of Certain Liabilities
Schedule A - Real Property
Schedule B - Personal Property
Schedule C - Property Claimed As Exempt
Schedule D - Creditors Holding Secured Claims
Schedule E - Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims
Schedule F - Creditors Holding Unsecured Nonpriority Claims
Schedule G - Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
Schedule H - Codebtors
Schedule I - Current Income of Individual Debtor(s)
Schedule J - Current Expenditures of Individual Debtor(s)
Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules
Statement of Financial Affairs
Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney For Debtor
Disclosure of Compensation of Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
Declaration and Signature of Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (See 11 U.S.C. §110)
Verification of Master Address List
Exhibit "D" to Voluntary Petition, Individual Debtor's Statement of Compliance with Credit Counseling Requirement
Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor Under §342(b) of the Bankruptcy Code
Statement of Social Security Number(s)(or other Individual Taxpayer Identification Number(s) (ITIN(s))
Statement Regarding Ownership of Corporate Debtor/Party
Chapter 7 Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation
Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention
Exhibit "A" to Voluntary Petition (Required in Chapter 11 cases only)
Exhibit "C" to Voluntary Petition
List of Creditors Holding 20 Largest Unsecured Claims
Chapter 11 Statement of Current Monthly Income
Chapter 13 Debtor's Plan and Attachments (For use in Chapter 13 cases filed on or after 10/17/05 OR converted to Chapter 13 on or after 10/17/05)
Chapter 13 Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period and Disposable Income
VI. APPENDICES
Appendix 1
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Within California (EDC.002-070)
Appendix 2
Required Documents and Fees (EDC.002-035)
Appendix 3
Poverty Guidelines (Department of Health and Human Services)
Credit Counseling Agencies Approved for California Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 111
Debtor Education Providers Approved for California Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 111
Appendix 4
Revised Guidelines for Preparation of Master Address Lists (EDC.002-190)
Revised Diskette Master Address List Specifications (EDC.002-195)
Roster of Public Agency Addresses (EDC.002-785)
Appendix 5
General Order 05-03, In re Chapter 13 Cases, as amended by General Order 06-01 (Effective 10/17/05), and Exhibits 1 through 5.
Appendix 6
Guidelines for Payment of Attorney's Fees in Chapter 13 Cases, Rights and Responsibilities Chapter 13 Debtors and Their Attorneys (EDC 3-096), and Application and Declaration RE: Additional Fess and Expenses in Chapter 13 Cases (EDC 3-095).