Is there step by step info on how to file pro se?

[cruzer]

hello,
New to forum as of today. I am interested in filing pro se. I have done some past legal filings (not financial) without a lawyer and was successful so I thought I might save money this way. Is there a thread I can start at to find step by step info (forms needed, etc) on how to do this.
I am wanting to file chapter 7. I do meet the guidelines for a ch 7 filing.
Thank you very much.

[shark66]

Welcome to the forum!

Get a NOLO chapter 7 book, read all the stickies in the appropriate forum, digest what you've read and come back with questions.

Good luck to us all.

[ValleYum]

Here's a link to the ebook that shark66 suggested.

http://www.nolo.com/products/how-to-file-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy-HFB.html

It is $25 but sometimes you can find online coupons for it. It comes to you as a PDF file that you can keep on your computer desktop.

Good luck!

[cruzer]

Thanks for the information. I found that I can find all the forms and steps I need from my state bankruptcy court website.

[justbroke]

Please take this as important information. Please do not just go to the District Bankruptcy Court's website and start filing out the forms. There is a process, order, and what you put on those forms and the legal basis for exemptions, can be VERY VERY important in your case.

I highly suggest that you either start interviewing attorneys or that you get a guidebook. You may be able to borrow a "current" release of the NoLo Guide to Filing Bankruptcy (Chapter 7) in your public library. The eBook is an excellent value, but if you don't have the $25... go to the library.

There are things that are not intuitive in the forms or "instructions" included on the Bankruptcy Court websites.

Of course, we are here and you can ask us questions.

[doni49]

I'm with the others on this. Having filed ProSe myself, I can tell you thhat it is extremely complicated. But the NOLO book is a HUGE asset to have when filling out your forms. In fact I would say that NOBODY should file ProSe without having one of these books available to them throughout the process.