Amended Voluntary Petition

Rev. 03/25/2024

A motion to amend the voluntary petition is required when a debtor wishes to:

correct their name
correct or add an alias

A motion to amend the voluntary petition is not required to correct the following information on the petition:

street or mailing address;
county of residence; or
the last four digits of the debtor's social security number (See Correcting Social Security Number.

The debtor may not amend their voluntary petition to add or remove a joint debtor.

Docket Events:

Motion

[Bankruptcy > Motion/Applications > Amend]

Amended Voluntary Petition

[Bankruptcy > Other > Amended Voluntary Petition]

Requirements:

KMS Cases	JAW Cases
Motion with Certificate of Service	Motion with Certificate of Service
Amended Voluntary Petition	Amended Voluntary Petition
*Proposed Order	*Proposed Order

*When the 341 notice (meeting of creditors) is issued before the debtor amends the petition to correct their name or alias, the proposed order granting the motion to amend the petition must contain language directing the movant to notice all parties and creditors and file a certificate of service within 14 days.

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