Filing pro se

Once the debtor has completed Schedules A, B, C, D, E/F, G, H, I and J, she might think she’s finished. Not by a long shot. There are still several more documents to come, though almost all are [...]

Schedule J, Expenses, is the last of the schedules (though it’s not the last of the forms that must be filed). Not all expenses that a debtor has each month go on Schedule J. Schedule J is for [...]

We’ve completed our discussion of Schedules A-H, which cover the debtor’s property (Schedules A and B); the debtor’s exempt property (Schedule C); and the debts the debtor owes (Schedules D, E [...]

Schedule G, Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; and Schedule H, Codebtors, often are left blank because there aren’t any. We’re going to talk about both today since they are [...]

Once a debtor has completed Schedules D and E, any debts that remain are listed on Schedule F. This includes credit cards, medical bills, unsecured loans, balances owed after repossession or [...]

Schedules E and F are part of the same form, entitled Schedules E/F, because the claims are unsecured, meaning no collateral exists. Schedule E/F has two parts, Part 1, for unsecured claims [...]

Schedule D lists secured creditors, those creditors who have collateral for their debt that they can repossess or foreclose on. Repossession and foreclosure are the legal methods that allow [...]

Schedule C could be the most important schedule a debtor can complete. Schedule C is the list of property the debtor claims as exempt, and it could determine what you can keep and what you can [...]

Today we’re going to discuss the second schedule that lists a debtor’s property, Schedule B. This is personal property, which is anything other than real property. You can find Schedule B here. [...]

Today we start a series on how to complete the various schedules and statements. So far, we’ve discussed the preliminaries, including• Gathering the information needed to file bankruptcy• The [...]