Michigan Bankruptcy
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Michigan Chapter 13 Forms:

To initiate a Michigan bankruptcy plan under Chapter 13, a petition must be filed, supplemented by complete list of creditors and related documents and schedules. Many courts today accept only forms prepared electronically on official forms and further require either online filing or submission on computer diskette.

Effective as of December 1, 2003, the official forms required in Chapter 13 hanged. Previously, social security numbers were published within documents and schedules a were available to the public. The current changes prohibit this practice.  The person responsible for filing documents, and not the Clerk's Office, trustee or the courts, is responsible for insuring the privacy of debtors.

NOTICE OF AMENDED FORMS AND AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS TO DOLLAR AMOUNTS: On April 1, 2004, automatic adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Code will become effective in Michigan Bankruptcy Courts. The new dollar amounts will apply to cases filed after the effective date. These amended dollar amounts will affect the eligibility of a debtor to file under Chapter 13 of the Code, certain maximum values of property that a debtor may claim as exempt, the maximum amount of certain claims entitled to priority, the minimum aggregate value of claims needed to commence an involuntary petition, and the value of luxury foods and services deemed to be nondischargeable. The Michigan Bankruptcy Courts will adopt new forms to incorporate these changes beginning April 1, 2004.

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