Bankruptcy Court
It's the Federal courts of the United States of America that have exclusive jurisdiction over U.S. Bankruptcy cases. You cannot file a US Bankruptcy case in state court.
Each of the 94 federal judicial districts handles bankruptcy matters.
The primary purposes of U.S. Bankruptcy Law:
- Give an honest debtor a Fresh Start financially.
- Repay creditors in an orderly manner to the extent that is reasonable within existing U.S. Bankruptcy Law and the Federal Bankruptcy Courts.
Find US Bankruptcy Court
Locating a United States Bankruptcy Court nearest you...
The US Bankruptcy Court addresses listed here are only for the locations of the staffed clerk's offices, which you can file or submit to. Once you've filed, your bankruptcy hearing may be at a location nearer to you.
This Bankruptcy Court Information was last updated August 4, 2008.
Current United States Bankruptcy Court Status
Interim Rules Implementing the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005...
President signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act on April 20, 2005. The Act, which exceeds 500 pages in length, makes significant changes to the Bankruptcy Code and affects nearly every aspect of United States Bankruptcy cases, as well as any subsequent U.S. Bankruptcy Court proceedings.
The Act generally takes effect on October 17, 2005. (Several provisions were effective upon enactment, while other provisions have individualized effective dates.) Because this does not provide sufficient time to promulgate rules under the Rules Enabling Act, bankruptcy courts are urged to adopt Interim Bankruptcy Rules, which were approved by the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules and the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Interim Bankruptcy Rules to be adopted by the US Bankruptcy Courts.
Amended and new Official US Bankruptcy Forms adopted by the Judicial Conference to implement the New US Bankruptcy Law.