Chapter 13 Requirements & Time Limits
All documents are to be filed in compliance with the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing, ECF Procedure 3. When documents are filed in paper form in compliance with ECF Procedure 3, an original is required for filing.
Checklist
| Requirements | Deadlines | |
| 1. | Filing Fee* | Required at filing |
| 2. | Voluntary Petition (Official Form 1) | Required at filing |
| 3. | Summary of Schedules/Statistical Summary (Official Form B6) | 15 days |
| 4. | Schedules A-J (Official Forms B6A - B6J) with Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules (Official Form B6) | 15 days |
| 5. | Statement of Financial Affairs (Offical Form B7) | 15 days |
| 6. | Disclosure of Compensation Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2016(b) (Local Form) | 15 days |
| 7. | Notice to Individual Debtor with Primarily Consumer Debts (Official Form B201) | Required at filing |
| 8. | Mailing Matrix (Names and addresses of all creditors of debtor) | Required at filing |
| 9. | Chapter 13 Plan | 15 days |
| 10. | Bankruptcy Petition Cover Sheet (Local Form) | Required at filing |
| 11. | Exhibit D - Individual Debtor's Statement of Compliance with Credit Counseling Requirement (Official Form 1 - Exhibit D) | Required at filing |
| 12. | Certificate of Budget and Credit Counseling Course | 15 days |
| 13. | Statement of Social Security (Official Form B21) | Required at filing |
| 14. | Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period and Disposable Income (Official Form B22C) | 15 days |
| 15. | Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for Debtor(s) without Attorney (Local Form) (If Applicable) | Required at filing |
| 16. | Declaration and Signature of Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Petitioner Preparer (Official Form 19A) (If Applicable) | 15 days |
| 17. | Notice to Debtor by Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Petitioner Preparer (Official Form 19B)(If Applicable) | 15 days |
| 18. | Statement Disclosing Compensation Paid or To Be Paid to a "Bankruptcy Petition Preparer" (Official Form B280) (If Applicable) | Required at filing |
| 19. | Certificate of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management (Official Form 23) | Must be filed no earlier than the date of the last payment made under the plan or the date of filing a motion for a discharge under section 1328(b) |
*If an Application and Order for Payment of Filing in Installments - Official Form 3A.
*If an Application and Order for Waiver of Payment of Filing Fee - Official Form 3B.