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After you File
You must take the following steps, by the deadlines mentioned.
1. Tax Return, Payment Advices, and Bank Statements
No later than 7 days before the § 341 Meeting of Creditors, you must deliver to your case trustee copies of your most recent federal income tax return, along with copies of pay stubs or wage statements for wages and income received during the 60 days preceding the filing of the petition. You must bring banking and investment account statements to the § 341 Meeting of Creditors and make them available for review by the trustee. See the Court's notice regarding the debtor's duty to provide documentation for more information.
NOTE: The name and address of your case trustee and the date, time, and location of your meeting of creditors will be mailed to you by the Clerk's Office within 5 days of the filing of the petition. Failure to provide copies of tax return and payment advices to your case trustee in a timely manner may result in dismissal of your case.
2. Meeting of Creditors
Within 21 days, but no more than 40 to 60 days (depending on the chapter and location of the meeting) after the date of filing, the United States trustee shall hold a meeting of creditors.
341 Creditor Meeting Locations
Important Requirements for Debtors
How to File a Request to Change Location of Meeting
Notice of Unavailability to Attend Meeting of Creditors for Self Represented Debtors
See video Creditors' Meeting.
3. Personal Financial Management Course
Within 60 days after the first date set for the meeting of creditors in a Chapter 7 case and no later than the last payment made by the debtor as required by the plan or the filing of a motion for entry of discharge under § 1328 (b) in a Chapter 13 case, you must (1) complete an instructional course in personal financial management form an approved provider and (2) file with the court Official Form 423, Certification About a Financial Management Course.
Failure to complete the instructional course in personal financial management and file OF 423 will prevent entry of discharge in your case and may result in dismissal of your case. Each debtor in a joint petition must file OF 423.
For more details view our Personal Financial Management Requirements videos (English version) (Spanish version)
NOTE: If an order has been entered granting your motion for exemption from the requirement due to mental incapacitation, physical disability, or active military duty in a combat zone, file OF 423 making sure to mark the appropriate box on the form.