New Bankruptcy Forms: 22C-1 AND 22C-2

By James M. Davis, Attorney Representing Chapter 13 Trustee Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Nashville, TN

On December 1, 2014, the Official Bankruptcy Form 22C (or B22C) will be replaced by two separate forms, Form 22C-1 and Form 22C-2. The new forms do not involve major changes—anyone familiar with the current form will recognize most of what appears on the new versions—but the forms do have a new look and involve some material changes.

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The most immediately apparent changes are stylistic revisions under the Forms Modernization Project, designed to make the forms more . . .

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