December 1, 2015 – New Bankruptcy Forms Mandatory

As of December 1 2015 most of the official Bankruptcy Forms were substantially revised, reformatted, and renumbered versions.  In 2008 the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy rules decided that the forms needed to be “modernization”.  One of the major changes is the creation of different versions of case opening forms for individual debtors and non-individual debtors.  Below are links to the instruction booklets for individual debtors, for non-individual debtors, and to a forms number conversion chart.
One of the stated reasons behind the changes in the revised forms was to “make them easier for debtors to understand and complete the forms”.  (Note – these new forms are definitely not ‘easier’ to use, but they do help assure the need for good bankruptcy attorneys for a few more years.)  I must admit there is some logic to many of the changes.  It is reported that the Advisory Committee retired professionals to assist with the reworking of the forms.  What a novel concept – hiring someone who is an expert in a specific area of need!
Links to the forms and instruction manuals:

• The new forms are available at Bankruptcy Forms.
• Instructions for Individual Debtors (pdf)
• Instructions for Non-Individual Debtors (pdf)
• Forms Number Conversion Chart (pdf)

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