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Part I: Commencing a Bankruptcy Case; the Petition, the Order for Relief, and Related Matters

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure – 2026

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Part I: Commencing a Bankruptcy Case; the Petition, the Order for Relief, and Related Matters Part II: Officers and Administration; Notices; Meetings; Examinations; Elections and Appointments; Final Report; Compensation Part III: Claims; Plans; Distributions to Creditors and Equity Security Holders Part IV: The Debtor’s Duties and Benefits Part V: Courts and Clerks Part VI: Collecting and Liquidating the Estate Part VII: Adversary Proceedings Part VIII: Appeal to a District Court or a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Part IX: General Provisions
Rule 1001 Scope; Title; Citations; References to a Specific Form Rule 1002 Commencing a Bankruptcy Case Rule 1003 Involuntary Petition: Transferred Claims; Joining Other Creditors; Additional Time to Join Rule 1004 Involuntary Petition Against a Partnership Rule 1004.1 Voluntary Petition on Behalf of an Infant or Incompetent Person Rule 1004.2 Petition in a Chapter 15 Case Rule 1005 Caption of a Petition; Title of the Case Rule 1006 Filing Fee Rule 1007 Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Other Documents; Time to File Rule 1008 Requirement to Verify Petitions and Accompanying Documents Rule 1009 Amending a Voluntary Petition, List, Schedule, or Statement Rule 1010 Serving an Involuntary Petition and Summons Rule 1011 Responsive Pleading in an Involuntary Case; Effect of a Motion Rule 1012 Contesting a Petition in a Chapter 15 Case Rule 1013 Contested Petition in an Involuntary Case; Default Rule 1014 Transferring a Case to Another District; Dismissing a Case Improperly Filed Rule 1015 Consolidating or Jointly Administering Cases Pending in the Same District Rule 1016 Death or Incompetency of a Debtor Rule 1017 Dismissing a Case; Suspending Proceedings; Converting a Case to Another Chapter Rule 1018 Contesting a Petition in an Involuntary or Chapter 15 Case; Vacating an Order for Relief; Applying Part VII Rules Rule 1019 Converting or Reconverting a Chapter 11, 12, or 13 Case to Chapter 7 Rule 1020 Designating a Chapter 11 Debtor as a Small Business Debtor Rule 1021 Designating a Chapter 7, 9, or 11 Case as a Health Care Business Case