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Substantial Revisions to Bankruptcy Forms Effective December 1, 2015

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Most Official Bankruptcy Forms and Director’s Forms will be replaced with substantially revised, reformatted and renumbered versions effective December 1, 2015.  

Do not use the new forms prior to December 1, 2015. 

Click here for a presentation of the new forms and filing instructions.

For further information, including a forms conversion chart, committee notes and form instructions, visit:
http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/pending-rules-amendments/pending-changes-bankruptcy-forms

Release notes for version 5.1.1 are available on the PACER website at
http://www.pacer.gov/documents/cmecf/relnotes/bankruptcy_5.1.1.pdf (link is external)

The new official forms and more information can be found on the U.S. Courts website at
http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/pending-rules-amendments/pending-changes-bankruptcy-forms

 The new forms MUST be used on ALL cases including those filed prior to December 1, 2015.  This includes making amendments to schedules and statements already on file.