Checklist and timetable of Chapter 13 bankruptcy tasks

___ All AKAs and DBAs listed in caption. ___ Social security number and employer’s tax ID number in caption, if required. ___ Debtor’s name spelled correctly. ___ Attorney’s telephone number listed on petition. ___ All areas on the form completed. ___ Cover sheet completed and signed, if required. ___ All property listed and described. ___ Evidence of insurance filed. ___ Entire legal description of real property in schedules, if required. ___ Debtor certain all property and debts are listed in schedules. ___ All required information listed on forms. ___ Creditors on matrix in alphabetical order, if required. ___ All addresses in matrix are common addresses—no P.O. boxes. ___ All addresses in matrix contain zip codes. ___ Debtor and/or attorney has signed petitions and schedules. ___ Verification signed by debtor. ___ If petition is a joint petition, all debtors have signed the petition. ___ All forms are in the correct order. ___ Matrix is in test format and not attached to petition and schedules. ___ Extra copies of the package made for the client and the file. ___ Correct filing fee accompanies package. ___ Filing fee paid by attorney’s check, if required. ___ Packages securely bound. ___ Extra copy of package sent to court for conforming. ___ Tax return for previous year filed no later than 7 days before the meeting of creditors. ___ Pay stubs for the 60-day period prior to filing filed with schedules. ___ The social security number for the debtor has been redacted from the pay stubs (except last 4 digits). ___ Debtors’ pre-petition financial counseling certificate obtained and filed within 14 days of the petition. ___ Names of minor children redacted from schedules.

Chapter 13 bankruptcy timetable