Consumer Bankruptcy Journal Fall 2015 | Page 99

Form Modernization Overview

Official Form 101

Overview:
Official Form 101, Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy, replaces Official Form 1, Voluntary
Petition.
New Form Elements:
Part 5, Explain Your Efforts to Receive a Briefing About Credit Counseling (line 15), replaces Exhibit D from
Official Form 1. Additionally, this part describes incapacity and disability using a simplified definition, tells
the debtor of the ability to file a motion for a waiver, and eliminates statutory reference about districts
where credit counseling does not apply because such districts are rare.
REVISED – Line #15,
replaces Exhibit D
from replaced
Official Form 1.
Additionally, this
part describes
incapacity and
disability using a
simplified definition,
tells the debtor of
the ability to file a
motion for a waiver,
and eliminates
statutory reference
about districts
where credit
counseling does not
apply because such
districts are
uncommon.

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