Section 9.5 Contents—Checklist

• Library: Bankruptcy 2015 Cum - Forms

The Bankruptcy Code’s disclosure requirements are intended to be flexible, and they should be applied on a case-by-case basis. In re Monnier Bros., 755 F.2d 1336, 1342 (8^th Cir. 1985). Nonetheless, it is helpful to review a checklist in preparing a disclosure statement. The following is a sample checklist, which is neither exclusive nor exhaustive:

1. A description of the debtor’s business

2. The circumstances that caused the filing of the bankruptcy petition

3. A complete description of the available...