Completing the Bankruptcy Forms

Free Bankruptcy Forms

The official bankruptcy forms that you need to file for both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy are now available online through the website of the U.S. Courts. You can complete the forms online, save them, and print them.

Paperwork You Will Need to File for Bankruptcy

Filing for bankruptcy involves completing a large packet of forms on which you disclose all aspects of your financial situation before filing them with the bankruptcy court. Learn about the information needed to complete the forms.

How To Amend Your Bankruptcy Forms

If you make a mistake in your bankruptcy petition, schedules, or other paperwork, you can correct it easily by filing an amended version of the form.

How to Value Personal Property in Bankruptcy

Learn how to calculate the value of property when completing Schedule A/B: Property and discover how property values affect whether you lose or pay for assets in Chapters 7 and 13.

How to Value Your Car in Bankruptcy

Valuing your car, van, truck, or motorcycle is essential to a bankruptcy case. As with other property, you must list how much each vehicle is worth and whether an exemption protects its equity in the bankruptcy petition.

How to Value Your Home in Bankruptcy

Learn why a home's value is needed to determine whether you can protect home equity from bankruptcy creditors and eliminate wholly unsecured mortgages and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) in Chapter 13.

How to Fill Out Bankruptcy Schedule A/B: Property

When you file for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you will have to fill out a document called Schedule A.

How to Fill Out Bankruptcy Schedule C: The Property You Claim as Exempt

Bankruptcy Schedule C is one of the most important forms you must file: It tells the court and your creditors what property you claim as exempt under state or federal law.

How to Fill Out Bankruptcy Schedule D: Creditors Who Have Claims Secured by Property

One of the forms you must complete in bankruptcy is Schedule D: Creditors Who Have Claims Secured by Property. On it, you provide information about creditors holding secured debts guaranteed by a lien or collateral.

How to Fill Out Bankruptcy Schedule E/F: Creditors Who Have Unsecured Claims

Debtors must disclose all aspects of their finances when filing for bankruptcy. Priority and nonpriority unsecured debts are listed on Schedule E/F. Learn how to identify secured, priority, and unsecured debts.

Should I List Pending Lawsuits in My Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case?

Like all assets, pending lawsuits and claims must be listed in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition and schedules. Purposefully failing to disclose lawsuits and legal claims would be considered bankruptcy fraud.

The New Bankruptcy: Will It Work for You?

Is bankruptcy the right solution for your overwhelming debts? Pick the best strategies for your situation with the information and practical suggestions in this book by best-selling author Stephen Elias.

How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

The reliable, up-to-date information in this best-selling book will help you successfully complete your bankruptcy claim without breaking the bank.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time

This comprehensive guide explains the Chapter 13 process, from start to finish.