Procedures to Docket the Petition
- Choose Bankruptcy
- Choose Open Voluntary BK Case
- Select the proper chapter from the drop down menu and select Y/N for the Joint Petition and Deficiencies fields as appropriate. Leave the Origin field defaulted to "Original" and click Next.
- Search for the debtor (type in the debtor's social security number) and click Search.
- If the debtor's information appears under the Party Search Results, verify ALL information is correct, (must match exactly) then choose "Select Name From List."
- If search results display "No Person Found," select "Create New Party."
- Enter the debtor's Last name, First name, Middle name if applicable into the appropriate fields.
- Continue entering Social Security Number, Address, County and any other information into the appropriate fields.
- Click on Alias to enter any akas, dbas, or fkas. Click Add aliases.
- Party Text field allows you to add additional information about the debtor (e.g., debtor is a business and the business is a division of a larger corporation). If this is not applicable, you can skip this field.
- When all information has been entered, click on Submit
- If petition is a joint filing, search for the joint debtor. Select the Copy Previous Party's Address option if joint debtor has the same address.
- If information is retrieved in the search, verify all information before selecting the party (must match exactly). Otherwise, select "Create a New Party."
- Enter the joint debtor information into the appropriate fields
- Click on Alias to enter any akas, dbas, or fkas.
- When all information has been entered, click on Submit
- Verify the divisional office assignment and click Next
- Enter the required statistical information, all information can be found on the first 2 pages of the voluntary petition.
- On the Summary of Schedules Screen, enter the dollar amounts.
- Choose Complete or Incomplete schedules
- Browse and select the PDF of the petition
- Indicate whether or not presumption arises (found on front of Means Test) and click Next
- Review fee information screen and click Next
- Review docket text for correctness; modify as appropriate and click Next
- Click Next one more time.
- The Notice of Electronic Filing screen displays confirming you have successfully filed the case. This screen displays the case number assigned to this case. Click Next
- The Electronic Payment displays (Pay.Gov). To pay for this case, click Pay Now. To file additional cases, click Continue Filing.
- The Online Payment Page displays, allowing you to enter your payment information. Authorize the payment by checking the box. Click Submit Payment.
- A message will appear while your payment is being processed. Upon completion, you will see a message indicating you rpayment has posted.