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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Chapter 7, the most common form of bankruptcy and the one most people think of when filing bankruptcy, is often seen as little more than filling out a few forms. The bankruptcy court’s [...]

Many people file bankruptcy pro se, which means they file without a lawyer and represent themselves. While I and most bankruptcy attorneys advise against this, it is the law that any person can [...]