Involuntary Case

Rev. 02/05/2024

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1003
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1004
11 USC § 303

Petitioning creditors may only file an involuntary petition under Chapter 7 or 11 and only against a person, except a farmer, family farmer, or a corporation that is not a moneyed, business, or commercial corporation, that may be a debtor. See 11 USC 303(a)

Any corporate creditor that files or joins an involuntary petition must file a Corporate Ownership Statement. See Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1010(b) and Corporate Ownership Statement.

The debtor is identified as an alleged debtor until the Court enters an Order for Relief.

Open Involuntary Case Over the Counter

Quality Control - Involuntary Petition

Filing an Answer/Response to an Involuntary Petition

Order for Relief

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