Financial affairs

Please answer these questions completely and as accurately as possible so your lawyer can properly advise you.

Financial affairs

Please answer these questions completely and as accurately as possible so your lawyer can properly advise you. For some answers we will ask you to upload related court paperwork in the upload section to the left.

Where you lived

In the last 3 years, have you lived anywhere other than where you live now? *

YesNo

In the last 8 years, did you live with a spouse or partner in a community-property state? * (AZ, CA, ID, LA, NV, NM, PR, TX, WA, WI)

YesNo

Sources of income

Did you have income from a job or a business this year or in the two years before? * (wages, self-employment, or business income)

YesNo

Did you receive any OTHER income this year or in the two years before? * (alimony, child support, Social Security, unemployment, pensions, rental, interest, dividends, lawsuit money, royalties, gambling/lottery)

YesNo

Payments before filing

In the last 90 days, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) pay any one creditor $600 or more in total? * (excludes child support, alimony, and attorney fees for this case)

YesNo

The next two questions ask about insiders. An insider generally includes: a relative — such as parents, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws, and step-relatives; a business partner or a partnership in which you are a general partner; and a corporation in which you are an officer, director, or person in control. Think close family and businesses you help run.

In the last year, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) make a payment on a debt you owed to an insider? *

YesNo

In the last year, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) make any payment or transfer that benefited an insider? *

YesNo

Legal actions, repossessions & foreclosures

In the last year, were you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) a party in any lawsuit, court action, or administrative proceeding? * (includes personal injury cases, small claims actions, divorces, collection suits, paternity actions, support or custody modifications, and contract disputes)

YesNo

In the last year, was any of your (or your spouse's, if this is a joint case) property repossessed, foreclosed, garnished, attached, seized, or levied? *

YesNo

In the last 90 days, did a creditor or bank set off (take) money from your account (or your spouse's, if this is a joint case), or refuse a payment because you owed a debt? *

YesNo

In the last year, was any of your (or your spouse's, if this is a joint case) property in the hands of a receiver, custodian, or assignee for creditors? *

YesNo

Gifts & contributions

In the last 2 years, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) give any gifts worth more than $600 total to any one person? *

YesNo

In the last 2 years, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) give more than $600 total in gifts or contributions to any charity? *

YesNo

Losses

In the last year, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) lose anything to theft, fire, another disaster, or gambling? *

YesNo

Certain payments or transfers

In the last year, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) pay anyone you consulted about seeking bankruptcy relief? * (attorneys, petition preparers, credit counseling)

YesNo

In the last year, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) pay anyone who promised to help you deal with or pay your creditors? * (such as a debt consolidation, debt settlement, debt repayment, or money-management program)

YesNo

In the last 2 years, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) sell, trade, or otherwise transfer any property to anyone, other than property transferred in the ordinary course of your financial affairs? * (Ordinary course of your financial affairs means your normal, routine financial activities — such as paying usual living expenses. It does not include unusual or one-time transactions, such as large gifts, transfers of property, or significant payments to family members or creditors.)

YesNo

In the last 10 years, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) transfer property to a self-settled trust or similar asset-protection device? *

YesNo

Accounts, safe deposit boxes & storage

In the last year, were any of your (or your spouse's, if this is a joint case) financial accounts closed, sold, moved, or transferred? * (checking, savings, money market, CDs, brokerage, etc.)

YesNo

Do you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) have, or in the last year did you have, a safe deposit box or other depository for valuables? *

YesNo

In the last year, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) store property in a storage unit or somewhere other than your home? *

YesNo

Property you hold for someone else

Do you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) hold or control any property that someone else owns? * (borrowed, storing for, or holding in trust for someone)

YesNo

Environmental information

These questions use a few legal terms. In plain language: an environmental law is any law about pollution or hazardous substances. A site is any property you own, operate, or use — now or in the past. Hazardous material is anything a government treats as a pollutant or toxic or dangerous substance.

Has any government unit notified you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) that you may be liable under an environmental law? *

YesNo

Have you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) notified a government unit of any release of hazardous material? *

YesNo

Have you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) been a party in any proceeding under an environmental law? * (includes settlements and orders)

YesNo

Business connections

In the last 4 years, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) own a business or have a connection to one? * (a sole proprietor or self-employed in a trade, profession, or other activity, full- or part-time; a member of a limited liability company (LLC) or limited liability partnership (LLP); a partner in a partnership; an officer, director, or managing executive of a corporation; or an owner of at least 5% of the voting or equity securities of a corporation)

YesNo

In the last 2 years, did you (or your spouse, if this is a joint case) give a financial statement about your business to anyone? *

YesNo

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