•Interim Rule 1007(b)(3): Unless the US Trustee has determined that the § 109 credit counseling requirement does not apply
in the district, the debtor
must file:
–As required by § 521(b), the certificate and
debt repayment plan, if
any, from an approved credit counseling
agency that provided such counseling to the debtor;
–A § 109(h)(3) certification
that describes exigent circumstances meriting
a waiver of the credit counseling requirement (where debtor was not provided with counseling within the 5-day
period after requesting such
counseling); or
–A request for a determination
by the court [under § 109(h)(4)] that the debtor is unable to complete the requirement due to incapacity, disability or active
military duty in a combat zone.
•Official Form 1: See the new box in the middle
of the second page of the petition
as to the required certification [“Certification Concerning Debt Counseling by Individual/Joint Debtor(s)”].
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