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The resources on this page are intended for clients who have retained our firm for bankruptcy services. Viewing this page will give you an idea of the bankruptcy process from beginning to end. Also available are documents that are given to potential clients during their initial consultation. If you haven't already done so please call our office at 651-379-4110 to set up your free initial consultation.
What to Expect: General Timeline of Events
1. Initial Consultation 2. Gather Attorney Fees 3. Complete Intake Packet 4. Review Chapter Checklist and Sign 5. Gather all documents listed on the Document Checklist 6. Take your Credit Counseling Class 7. Schedule a Document Review Meeting 8. Attend the Document Review Meeting and bring with you all of the above listed items that you have gathered 9. Attend Meeting to review and sign your Bankruptcy Papers 10. Take Financial Management Course 11. Look in the mail for your Meeting of Creditors Notice 12. Assemble documents to bring to Meeting of Creditors 13. Attend Meeting of Creditors 14. If Chapter 7 wait 60 days for discharge 15. If Chapter 13 make timely payments according to your plan, once your plan is fulfilled you will receive your discharge
Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Courses The above listed forms will help you gather the information that our office
needs to receive from you in order to prepare your bankruptcy case.You can click on each document and download it as a pdf
file. The "New Client Information Sheet" is what you will need to bring to your initial consultation.
Please fill this out as complete as possible. The "Intake Packet" is part of the folder that you will be given at
your initial consultation. A completed Intake Packet will help our office prepare your bankruptcy case more efficiently. The "Document
Checklist" is a list of documents that we will need to receive from you in order to prepare your case. Please gather
all documents listed on the documents checklist that apply to your situation. The "Timeline" will help you
keep track of where you are in the bankruptcy process and what to expect next. The "Credit Counseling and Debtor
Education Courses" file has a list of Credit Counseling agencies where you can go to receive your Credit Counseling Certificate
and Debtor Education Certificate. For a complete list of approved Credit Counseling Agencies please visit www.usdoj.gov/ust/
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