Local Rule Rule 1015-1: Joint Case of Debtor Spouses
Bankr. D. Minn. — General rule
Rule 1015-1. Joint Case of Debtor Spouses Unless a party in interest files a motion objecting to consolidation and the court orders otherwise, the estates of the debtor spouses in a joint case filed under 11 U.S.C. § 302 are consolidated for all purposes.
[Effective April 15, 1997. Amended effective July 17, 2023.]
2023 Advisory Committee Note The title of Local Rule 1015-1 was amended to clarify that the rule applies only to debtor spouses. Local Rule 1015-1 was further amended to include a provision allowing a party in interest to object to automatic consolidation in light of 11 U.S.C. § 302(b).