Information available from the U.S. Courts website:

• The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.
  • Redline copy of The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
• Interim Rules and Draft Forms
• Federal Rulemaking
• Bankruptcy Basics
• Credit Counseling and Debtor Education courses
• Ch 7 Fee Waiver Provisions; See local forms for instructions and form
• 2007 Poverty Guidelines (pdf)

Information available from the U.S. Trustee's website:

• Approved Credit Counseling
• Approved Debtor Education Information
• Means Test Information
• State Domestic Support Enforcement/Agencies
• Census Bureau Median Family Income Table by State

Information available from our website:

• Filing Requirements / Forms -
  • New forms with BAPCPA 10/17/05
    - Application for Waiver of Chapter 7 Filing Fee
    - B19B Notice of Debtor by Non-Attorney Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
    - B22A Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation (CH 7)
    - B22B Statement of Current Monthly Income (Ch 11)
    - B22C Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period and Disposable Income (Ch 13)
    - B23 Debtor's Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management
    - B24 Certification to Court of Appeals
  • Revised Forms with BAPCPA 10/1/06
    - Form B1: Voluntary Petition
    - Form B5: Involuntary Petition
    - Form B6: Schedules of Assets and Liabilities
    - Form B9: Meeting of Creditors Notice
    - Form 22A: Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation (Chapter 7)
    - Form 22C: Statement of Current Monthly Income and Calculation of Commitment Period and Disposable Income (Chapter 13)
    - Form 23: Debtor's Certification and Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Financial Management
    - Exhibit D to Official Form 1: individual Debtor's Statement of Compliance with Credit Counseling Requirement (new)
• Adoption of Interim Bankruptcy Rules
• ECF Docketing Materials/Procedures
• For information on Obtaining Tax Return Information or Transcripts
  • Form 4506-T Request for Transcript of Tax Return