Filed Chapter 7 Pro Se Today - WOW

[bellee]

Filed Chapter 7 Pro Se Today.
I have to say the court clerk was extremely nice and helpful.
I had every form but one and she gave me that to fill out.

The federal court clerk's office itself was clean, quiet and cool.
It was pleasant to have an oasis of calm while filing.



Now I just have to alert a bunch of creditors that they must leave me alone now that I've filed.

Anyone have ideas on how to word it ?

[justbroke]

You do not need to tell any creditors! The list -- Mailing Matrix -- that you provided to the Clerk, is used to generate a notice called the "Notice of Bankruptcy". It will be sent to everyone on that list. It will tell them exactly everything they need to know.

So, save your stamps.

If any creditor does call you, have the Case Number, District, Date Filed, at the ready and tell them. They should not call you anymore after that. KEEP A LOG of who calls when and that you told them your case information. This is important. If they keep calling, just come back here and perhaps I can give you some pointers on how to keep them from calling anymore.

For now... congratulations.

[justagirl]

Congratulations on taking that leap and filing!

Regarding how to handle the calls, I can't offer much advice there...my calls stopped just 2 days after I filed (and during those 2 days, I was never home when they called). I probably would tell them you just filed for bankruptcy, give them your case number and which district you filed.

Good luck!

~JAG

[bellee]

You do not need to tell any creditors! The list -- Mailing Matrix -- that you provided to the Clerk, is used to generate a notice called the "Notice of Bankruptcy". It will be sent to everyone on that list. It will tell them exactly everything they need to know.

So, save your stamps.

If any creditor does call you, have the Case Number, District, Date Filed, at the ready and tell them. They should not call you anymore after that. KEEP A LOG of who calls when and that you told them your case information. This is important. If they keep calling, just come back here and perhaps I can give you some pointers on how to keep them from calling anymore.

For now... congratulations.

Thanks !
Tonight I'm just relaxing. Good food, good drinks and then tomorrow start anew.

[lezlovin]

I felt the same way when i filed. i was all excited. The court was a calm oasis too. mabye it seems that way, since what we've buitl in our minds is a very scary sight to behold. Anyway, i had all the forms and only forgot 2 signatures and the ladies were nice. at first i was all excited, but as time rolls on, the worry is starting to get to me. I am freakin out a bit...

[justbroke]

lez... you keep dragging up old threads. This is not allowed as a general forum practice.

[lezlovin]

Sorry. I didnt realize that.