"Ohio Chapter 7 Information"

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Basic information and forms are available from Ohio bankruptcy courts. Be aware that the information provided is not the same as legal advice. Courts are not permitted to advise debtors, creditors or other interested parties.

11 U.S.C. Chapter 7 provides the following:
  • SUBCHAPTER I OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION
  • SUBCHAPTER II COLLECTION, LIQUIDATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE
  • SUBCHAPTER III STOCKBROKER LIQUIDATION
  • SUBCHAPTER IV COMMODITY BROKER LIQUIDATION
  • SUBCHAPTER V CLEARING BANK LIQUIDATION

In addition to statutes appearing in chapter 7, many other provisions of different titles and Chapters of the United States Code apply.

Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On 03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."

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