Debtor’s Duties: New Filing Requirements (continued)
•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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