United States · Federal bankruptcy
When must a debtor file schedules and statements after a voluntary petition?
Unless Rule 1007(d), (e), (f) or (h) provides otherwise, the debtor in a voluntary case must file the documents required by Rule 1007(b)(1), (4), (5) and (6) with the petition or within 14 days after filing it.
- Period
- 14 calendar days
- Trigger
- Filing the voluntary bankruptcy petition
- Rule
- FRBP 1007(c)(1)
December 1, 2025 compilation
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Which date starts this period?
Start with filing of the voluntary petition. The ordinary listed documents may be filed with that petition or within the following 14 days.
Rule 1007(c)(1) names the documents in paragraphs (b)(1), (4), (5) and (6). It does not create one timetable for every document filed in bankruptcy.
An involuntary case uses entry of the order for relief for the documents covered by Rule 1007(c)(2). That branch is outside this voluntary-petition preset.
FRBP 1007(c)(1)How is the 14-day period counted?
- Use the voluntary petition’s filing date. Other Rule 1007 documents can have different triggers and periods.
- Exclude that day.
- Count 14 calendar days.
- A final Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday carries the period to the next day that is not. State holidays and clerk inaccessibility require separate checks.
Exclude the petition filing day. Count 14 calendar days under Rule 9006(a). A request for an extension does not supply the court’s decision or replace an effective order.
Rule 9006(a)What does a worked calculation look like?
Fictitious example
The debtor filed a voluntary petition August 3 without the listed schedules and statements. Exclude August 3. August 4 through August 17 supplies 14 calendar days, ending on Monday.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Trigger | Filing the voluntary bankruptcy petition | August 3, 2026 |
| Count | 14 calendar days after the trigger | August 17, 2026 |
Fictitious dates. No additional state holiday, closure or case order is assumed.
Try these dates in the calculatorCan an exception or order change the deadline?
- Extension for cause
- Rule 1007(c)(7) permits an extension on motion and for cause, except as section 1116(3) provides otherwise. The rule requires notice to specified recipients.
- Separate documents
- Credit-counseling documents, financial-management certificates, homestead statements and paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (h) have separate requirements.
- Converted case
- Rule 1007(c)(6) treats a document filed before conversion as filed in the converted case unless the court orders otherwise. Conversion does not automatically require every document to be refiled.
- The calculator applies the stated ordinary period. It does not infer a court order or choose the applicable procedural branch.
What should I check before filing?
Common questions
The procedure and starting event
Must I wait 14 days to file the schedules?
No. Rule 1007(c)(1) permits filing with the petition. The 14-day period is the ordinary later filing window for the listed documents.
Rule 1007(c)(1)Does this cover every bankruptcy document?
No. Rule 1007(c)(1) lists paragraphs (b)(1), (4), (5) and (6) and preserves exceptions in paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (h).
Rule 1007(c)(1)Do involuntary cases start from the petition date?
For the documents specified in Rule 1007(c)(2), the involuntary-case period runs from entry of the order for relief. That is a different trigger.
Rule 1007(c)(2)Exceptions and filing
Is the financial-management certificate due in 14 days?
Rule 1007(c)(4) supplies separate course-certificate timing. In Chapter 7 it normally uses 60 days after the first date set for the meeting of creditors.
Rule 1007(c)(4)Can the court extend this ordinary filing period?
Rule 1007(c)(7) permits a motion for cause, subject to the section 1116(3) exception and the stated notice requirements. Check the actual court order.
Rule 1007(c)(7)Must I refile documents when the case converts?
Unless the court orders otherwise, Rule 1007(c)(6) treats a document filed before conversion as filed in the converted case.
Rule 1007(c)(6)Do intermediate weekends and holidays count?
Rule 9006(a)(1)(B) counts every intermediate day, including weekends and legal holidays. Its final-day treatment is a separate step.
Rule 9006(a)What if the clerk’s office is inaccessible on the last day?
Unless the court orders otherwise, Rule 9006(a)(3)(A) extends a filing due that day to the first accessible day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Rule 9006(a)(3), (4) and (6)Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rule 1007(c)(1)-(7) | Voluntary and involuntary timing, separate certificates, conversion and extensions |
| Rule 1007(d)-(h) | Special lists and statements excluded from the ordinary preset |
| Rule 9006(a) | Calendar-day computation and final-day treatment |
| Rule 9006(a)(3), (4) and (6) | Clerk inaccessibility, filing cutoff and applicable legal holidays |