What Is Your Role as a Self-Represented Bankruptcy Filer?
Because of rules governing the practice of law, the only legal alternative to attorney representation is self-representation. As a self-represented filer, you are responsible for your own case. This means that you’ll have to:
- Abide by the bankruptcy court’s rules.
- Cooperate fully with the bankruptcy trustee (the official who is in charge of your case).
- Provide your petition preparer with complete and truthful information about all of your debts, property and economic transactions over the previous year or two.
