Opening an Involuntary Petition
Rev. 05/02/19
OPENING AN INVOLUNTARY PETITION
Overview:
Under 11 U.S.C. § 303 of the Code, an involuntary case may be commenced only under chapter 7 or 11 of this title, and only against a person, except a farmer, family farmer, or a corporation that is not a moneyed, business or commercial corporation, that may be a debtor under the chapter under which the involuntary case is commenced.
Debtor may be a corporation, a partnership or individual (no joint petition; wife and husband must be filed separately).
Refer to the CM/ECF Formatting Standards on how to enter names and addresses into the CM/ECF database.
Codes, Rules and Forms:
109; 303 |
1002; 1003; 1004 |
1002-1 |
105; 205 |
CM/ECF Event(s):
Case Opening, Open an Involuntary BK Case