Pending or Recent Changes in the Bankruptcy Forms
Two Official Forms, approved by the Judicial Conference, and one Director’s Form, approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules, went into effect December 1, 2023. Additionally, one Director’s Form and three sets of instructions are updated to reflects changes to fees that became effective on December 1, 2023.
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Official Form 410A, Proof of Claim Attachment (pdf) | Committee Note to Official Form 410 (pdf)
- Minor revisions are made to Part 3 of the Form. Further discussion can be found at the Standing Committee’s September 2023 report to the Judicial Conference at page 8.
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Official Form 417A, Notice of Appeal and Statement of Election (pdf) | Committee Note to Official Form 417A (pdf)
- The amendments conform the form to pending changes to Rule 8003. Further discussion can be found at the Standing Committee’s September 2022 report to the Judicial Conference at page 10 (discussing Rule 8003) and page 12.
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Form 1340, Application for Payment of Unclaimed Funds (pdf) | Instructions (pdf) | Sample Certification of Service (pdf)
- Changes are made to discourage fraudulent application from persons asserting that they are a successor claimholder. Further discussion can be found in the Advisory Committee’s September 2023 Agenda Book at Tab 5B.
The following form and instructions are updated to reflect fee changes:
- Director’s Form 1320, Application for Search of Bankruptcy Records
- Instructions to Director’s Form 1310, Exemplification Certificate
- Instructions to Director’s Form 2060, Certification of Commencement of Case
- Instructions to Director’s Form 2070, Certification of Retention of Debtor in Possession