2322 Vineyard Place
Boulder, CO 80304
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QUESTIONNAIRE on BANKRUPTCY
Paul Stuber's Law Office (303) 442-6448
1.a. What is your full name, address, and Social Security number?
Name:
SS#:
Address:
b. What is your spouse's full name and Social Security number?
Name:
SS#:
2. What other names have you used within the past six years?
Yours:
Spouse:
3. What are your phone numbers, work and home?
Phone No.:
(w)
(h)
4. What county do you live in?
5. Have you ever filed
a bankruptcy? If so, please state the district, case number, and date of filing.
PROPERTY
Do you own any real estate? If so, please give a description of the property, the value of the property and the amount you owe on the property. *Please make sure the mortgage is listed on a debt sheet.
A. REAL ESTATE
Address & Nature of
Market Value Date Amount of
Legal Descrip.
Interest of Property Acquired
Mortgage of
Property On Property
B. PERSONAL PROPERTY (paid for or not)
Fill in below the description of the property and the value to the right, next to the dollar sign.
Type of property, description, location and market value.
1. Cash on hand (what you will carry in wallet or purse on date we file)
2. Deposits with banks, checking, savings, etc.
3. Deposits with utilities and landlords
4. Household goods, supplies and furnishings
(If you sold your goods today (not being brand new), what would be the market value for your household furniture, appliances, cookware, lawn and garden equipment, tools, and household goods of any kind? Using a separate sheet of paper or the back of this sheet, make a list showing each of these items that has a market value of $10.00 or more. Example - 1 rocking chair - $15.00.)
5. Books, pictures, and other art objects; stamp, coin and other collections
6. Clothing
(Debtor)
(Spouse)
7. Jewelry and Furs
(Debtor)
(Spouse)
8. Firearms
Sports Equip.
9. Insurance Policies (cash value not pay on death value)
10. Annuities
11. IRAs or other pension or profit-sharing plans
12. Stock certificates
13. Interest in partnerships, joint ventures
14. Bonds
15. Accounts receivable
16. Any alimony or support payments which you are entitled to
17. Any specific debts that other people owe you
18. Any future interests that you are sure you will get
19. Any inheritance or insurance or trusts held for you
20. Any claim you might have against someone else
21. Any patents, copyrights, or that type of property
22. Any licenses or franchises
23. Any automobiles, trailers or other vehicles (Please describe it below)
State make, model, year and miles
24. Boats and accessories
25. Airplanes and accessories
26. Any office equipment (needed for your business)
27. Any machinery equipment used in business
28. Any business inventory
29. Animals
30. Any crops
31. Farming equipment
32. Farming supplies
33. Any other kind of property not yet listed
LEASES, ETC.
Do you have any interest in any leases in real property or personal
property, including timeshares or the sort? If so, please state the name and address of the other parties on the lease, and
the description of the lease or contract agreement. If you are renting your home list the Landlord with an address.
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. If you were employed over the last two years, state the income and source.
YOURS:
Current Occupation/Employer/Address:
Employer Name
Amount Earned Last Year
Employer
Name
Amount Earned Year Before Last
SPOUSE:
Current Occupation/Employer/Address:
Employer Name
Amount Earned Last Year
Employer Name
Amount Earned Year Before Last
2. Have you received any other income other than from your employment
or operation of business? If so, state the amount and the source from where it was received.
3.a. Have you made any payments to any unsecured creditor over the
last three months that would total more than $600.00? If so, please list below the name and address of the creditor paid,
the dates paid, the amount paid, and the amount that is still owed.
b. Have you made
any payments within the last year to family members or business partners? If so, please state below the name and address of
the person, your relationship to that person, the date of the payments, the amount paid and the amount still owing.
4.a. Have you been sued by anyone? If so, please state the case number
and the name of the case, the type of case, the court where the case is being held, and the status of the case.
Case No. County
Party suing
Do they have a judgment? If so how much?
b. Did any of the creditors who had filed lawsuits against you attach
or take away any of your property or wages within the last year? If so, please state the name and address of the person who
took the property or wages, the date it was taken and the description of the property or if wages say garnished.
5. Has any of your property such as a home or car been repossessed
by a creditor within the last year? If so, please state the name of the creditor, the date it was repossessed and the type
of property that was taken.
6.a. Have you assigned or voluntarily turned over any property to
creditors who had a lien on it within the last year? If so, please state the name of the creditor you gave the assignment
to, the date of the assignment and the reason why.
b. Has the court forced you to turn over property to a receiver or
custodian in the last year? If so, please state the name of the custodian, the name and case number of the court, the date
of the Order and the description of the property that was turned over.
7. Have you given any gifts to charity over $100.00 or gifts to family
members or friends of more than $200.00 within the last year? If so, please state the name of the person or organization,
the relationship to you, the date of the gift and the value of the gift.
8. Have you had any property stolen, lost in a fire, or by gambling
within the last year? If so, please describe the property and its value, the reason it was lost and the date of the loss.
9. Have you paid any other attorneys or credit agencies regarding
the filing of a bankruptcy within the last year? If so, please state the name of the attorney, the amount paid.
10. Did you sell any of your property, either personal or business,
within the last year that would be out of the ordinary? If so, please state to whom you sold it, the date and what was sold.
11. Have you closed any accounts or Certificates of Deposit etc. in
the last year? If so, please state the name of the bank, the type of the account, and the date of the sale or closing.
12. Do you have a safe deposit box or have you had one in the last
year? If so, please state the name and address of the box, what is in the box and the date it was closed, if it was.
13. Have you made an agreement with any of your creditors in the last
three months that allows the creditor to keep a certain asset of yours instead of repaying them? If so, please state the name
and address of the creditor, the day that you gave it to them and the amount that was set off from the debt for doing
that.
14. Are you holding any property that belongs to someone else? If
so, please state the name and address of the person, the description and the value of the property you are holding, and the
location of that property.
15. Have you lived in a different address other than the present
one in the last 2 years? If so please state the address, the dates you lived there and under what name was the title or lease?
QUESTIONS 16 THROUGH 21 ARE TO BE ANSWERED BY ANYONE WHO HAS HAD HIS OWN BUSINESS OR BEEN MORE THAN A 5% OWNER OF A BUSINESS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. IF NOT, WRITE NONE HERE.
16. Please state the type of business, the name of the business, the address of the business, and your position within the business.
Name & Address Nature of Business Dates of Operation
17.a. List the names and addresses and the dates they helped for
all bookkeepers and accountants for the business in the past six years.
b. If there have been any audits of financial statements of the business,
please state the name and address and the dates that such audits were performed.
c. Where are the books and records of the business now? Please state
the name and address of the person holding them.
d. Did you make a financial statement to any banks or the like in
the last two years? If so, please state the name and address and the date of such financial statements.
18.a. Did you have any inventories in the last two years? If so, please
state the date, the supervisor of the inventory and the value of the inventory.
b. Who has copies of the records of these inventories?
19. If you do not own the business entirely yourself, list your partners
names, address and percentage of ownership, or if a corporation, list the names and addresses of the directors, officers and
shareholders of the corporation.
20. In the last year, what partners, officers, directors or shareholders
left the business? Please state their name, address, title, and the date they left the business.
21. Did the business pay anyone any income, bonuses, loans and stocks in the last year? If so, please state the name of the person who received the money, the reason for the payment, and the amount of the payment.
CURRENT INCOME OF INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR(S)
The column labeled "Spouse" must be completed in all cases filed by joint debtors and by a married debtor in a chapter 12 or 13 case whether or not a joint petition is not filed, unless the spouses are separated and a joint petition is not filed.
DEBTOR'S MARITAL STATUS: []Married []Single [] Divorced
DEPENDENTS OF DEBTOR AND SPOUSE
NAMES
AGE
RELATIONSHIP
EMPLOYMENT
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Occupation:
Name of Employer:
How long employed:
Address of Employer:
INCOME: (Estimate of average monthly income)
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Current monthly gross wages, salary, and commissions (prorate if not paid monthly).
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Estimated monthly overtime
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
LESS PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
a. Payroll taxes and Social Security
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
b. Insurance
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
c. Union dues
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
d. Other (Specify)
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
TOTAL NET MONTHLY TAKE HOME PAY
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Regular income from operation of business or profession or farm (attach detailed statement)
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Income from real property
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Interest and dividends
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Alimony, maintenance or support payments payable to the debtor for the debtor's use or that of dependents
listed above.
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Social Security or other government assistance (Specify)
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Pension or retirement income
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Other monthly income
DEBTOR
SPOUSE
Describe any increase or decrease of more than 10% in any
of the above categories anticipated to occur within the year following the filing of this document.
CURRENT EXPENDITURES OF INDIVIDUAL DEBTOR(S)
Complete this schedule by estimating the average monthly expenses of the debtor and the debtor's family. Prorate any payments made bi-weekly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually to show monthly rate.
[ ] Check this box if a joint petition is filed and
debtor's spouse maintains a separate household. Complete a separate schedule of expenditures labeled "Spouse."
Rent or home mortgage payment
(include lot rented for mobile home)
Are real estate taxes included? Yes No
Is property insurance included? Yes No
Utilities: Electricity and heating fuel
Water and sewer
Telephone
Other
Home maintenance (repairs and upkeep)
Food
Clothing
Laundry and dry cleaning
Medical and dental expenses
Transportation (not including car payments)
Recreation, clubs and entertainment, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Charitable contributions
Insurance: (not deducted from wages or in martgage payments)
Homeowner's or renter's
Life
Health
Auto
Other
Taxes (not deducted from wages paid monthly)
Installment payments: (In chapter 12 and 13 cases, do not list payments to be included in the plan)
Auto
Other
Alimony, maintenance, and support paid to others
Payments for support of additional dependents not living with you
Regular expenses from operation of business, profession.
Other
TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES
YOUR DEBTS
Attached to this questionnaire are a number of Debt Sheets. It is
very important that you list EVERY debt. It is also required that you answer EVERY question about each debt on the Debt Sheet.
.
1. Do you owe any federal, state, or local taxes?
If so, give the type of tax owed, the amount, the name and address
of the taxing authority, and the date the tax became due, and mark TAX on top of the form.
2. Do you owe any debts that are secured by mortgages, liens, or security interests on your property?
Fill out a separate debt sheet for each debt and mark the word SECURED
on top of each form.
3. Do you owe anyone for wages, salary or commissions, including vacation or sick leave pay?
Do you owe anyone for contributions to employee benefit plans?
If yes to either question, provide a list of persons owed, the amount
owed to each and the dates the amounts were earned.
4. Do you owe anyone for deposits made to you for either the purchase,
lease, or rental of property that was not delivered, or for services for personal, family, or household uses that were not
provided?
5. Fill out a separate debt sheet for each one of your debts. If more than one debt to the same creditor you may use the same sheet but just put down all of the account numbers and total due.
Be sure that the name and address of the attorney or collection agency appears on the debt form.
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Bring the following papers with you when you come to the office.
1. Copies of deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, liens, contracts and tax notices on any real estate.
2. Copies of your federal and state income tax returns for the last two years. This is needed for the creditor's meeting about one month from filing.
3. Copies of all lawsuits or other court papers served on or filed against you.
4. Copies of all documents relating to any prior bankruptcy or Chapter 13 cases you have filed.
5. Copies of all copyrights, patents, annuity contracts, and other documents that you were requested to bring or attach in any of the questions above.
6. A Debt Sheet for each of your debts, completely filled out and with a copy of the most recent statement or bill attached to each form.
Thank you for your effort on this. I know that it is not easy to fill
this out. If you have questions, you may call me.
Paul Stuber
DEBT SHEET []tax []secured
Is this a tax or secured debt? If so, mark the box above. Complete one of these forms for every debt that you owe. If available, attach the creditor's most recent statement or bill. Fill in every blank on this form, putting N/A in the blanks that do not apply. If you need more space, use the back of this sheet. WE CANNOT PROCESS YOUR BANKRUPTCY PAPERS UNLESS THIS FORM IS COMPLETELY FILLED OUT.
1. Creditor's Name:
Address:
Account Number:
Phone #: ( )
2. How much do you owe on this debt?
3. When was this debt first owed by you? Or if it is a credit card
when was the last charge and for what?
Date:
Item:
4. List who owes on this debt:
5. If secured, list what property is secured (like a car, house or
tv bought with financing):
6. Has this debt been turned over to an attorney or collection
agency by the original creditor? If yes, complete the following:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Account Number:
7. If this debt has been guaranteed or co-signed by anyone else, give
their name and address.
Name:
Address:
8. If this debt is the debt of someone else that you have co-signed,
give their name and address.
Name:
Address:
9. Please check the boxes, if any, that apply:
[] Unliquidated (something has to be repossessed or sold first)
[] Disputed (you do not believe that you owe this debt)
[] Contingent (something has to happen before it is really owed)
