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Bankruptcy Checklist: This information is essential in allowing the attorney to assess your financial situation. The information provided allows you to educate the attorney so he may advise you on how a bankruptcy procedure would affect you in particular. The attorney's questions can best be answered if you bring to your first office conference all of the documents regarding your debts and assets. Download this checklist and follow it to collect your documents. When you bring these items with you to the appointment, the discussions on your options are more productive. Consumer Bankruptcy Checklist or Business Bankruptcy Checklist.

Budget: To aid the attorney in determining which bankruptcy Chapter a consumer may qualify for, a tool called a Means Test is utilized. This document is prepared at the attorney's office during your conference, and centers on your income during the six calendar months prior to filing the bankruptcy case. For a checklist of the type of income information you must provide the attorney, click HERE.