Resources

Helpful Bankruptcy-Related Links

U.S. Bankruptcy Statistics: http://www.uscourts.gov/bnkrpctystats/bankruptcystats.htm

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (from Cornell University Law School): http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (in pdf format): http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts/abuseprotection.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice Approved Credit Counseling Agencies in Arizona: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/ccde/CC_Files/CC_Approved_Agencies_HTML/cc_arizona/cc_arizona.htm

U.S. Trustee Program Information: The U.S. Trustee Program is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice and oversees almost all bankruptcy cases.

About the U.S. Trustee Program:  http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/ust_org/about_ustp.htm

The U.S. Trustee's Role in Consumer Bankruptcy Cases: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/public_affairs/factsheet/docs/fs05.htm

Nationwide Office Locator for U.S. Trustees: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/ust_org/office_locator.htm

Regional Websites for the U.S. Trustee Program: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/ust_org/region_websites.htm

Chapter 7, 12, and 13 Private Trustee Locator: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/private_trustee/locator/index.htm

Credit Counseling and Debtor Education Information: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/ccde/index.htm

Information on "Means Testing": http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/meanstesting.htm

Approved Credit Counseling Agencies: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/ccde/cc_approved.htm

Approved Financial Management Courses: http://www.usdoj.gov/ust/eo/bapcpa/ccde/de_approved.htm

United States Bankruptcy Court – District of Arizona: http://www.azb.uscourts.gov/

Selected Arizona Courts Information

Supreme Court of Arizona website includes court opinions from both the Supreme and Appeals courts, rules, forms, and case information: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One serves the Phoenix Area. Its website includes court opinions, rules, forms, and case information: http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/

Arizona Court Rules (from Westgroup): http://azrules.westgroup.com/

Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County: http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/