Local Rule 1002-1: VOLUNTARY PETITION AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY A REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR

RULE 1002-1 VOLUNTARY PETITION AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY A REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF AN INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR If a voluntary petition for an individual debtor, or other document with a signature line for the debtor, is signed on behalf of the debtor by someone other than the debtor, the name and capacity of the person signing on behalf of the debtor must be clearly stated under the signature line. Only an attorney may file such a petition or document. A copy of documentation evidencing authority of the signer to act on behalf of the debtor must be filed at the same time as the petition. If there is no such documentation, then a statement explaining how the petition complies with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1004.1 must be filed with the petition. A certificate of service showing service on the non-signing debtor of a copy of the filed petition and the notice of the bankruptcy case and meeting of creditors shall be filed with the court no later than 14 days after the case was commenced. A copy of documentation evidencing authority of the signer to act on behalf of the debtor is not required to be filed with documents other than the petition. This rule does not create authority for someone other than the debtor to sign a petition or other document on behalf of the debtor.