Pay Advices/Statement in Lieu

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Bankruptcy > Schedules/Statement of Financial Affairs/Initial Required Documents > Pay Advices and/or Statement in Lieu of Pay Advices

11 U.S.C. 521(a)(1)(B)(iv)

FRBP 1007(b)(1)(E)

General Information

Within 14 days of filing of a new Bankruptcy Petition, the Debtor(s) must file copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment, if any, received by the debtor from an employer within 60 days before the filing of the petition. The Bankruptcy Case may be dismissed if these documents or a Motion for Extension of Time is not timely filed.
If the required pay advices are not available for any reason, a signed Statement in Lieu must be filed stating the reason for non-availability.

Filing Requirements

All but the last four digits of the debtor’s social security number must be redacted from the pay advices
Pay advices must show the debtor's name to whom the advice refers.
Pay advices or a Statement in Lieu must be filed for each debtor in a joint case. The pay advices/Statement in Lieu for both debtors may be combined into one PDF and filed together, if desired.
Pay advices/Statement in Lieu may not be combined with any other document (e.g. the Voluntary Petition).

Step-by-Step Instructions

Log into ECF
Select Bankruptcy > Schedules/Statement of Financial Affairs/Initial Required Documents
Enter case number. Click Next
Select Pay Advices and/or Statement in Lieu of Pay Advices. Click Next
Click Next. Or, if joint filing with another attorney, check box and click Next.
Select debtor(s) whose pay advices/Statement in Lieu are included in the PDF being filed and click Next
If the attorney/ party association screen appears, click here for more information
Browse to select correct .PDF file. Click Next

If filing on a joint case:

If you selected both debtors in Step 6 above (i.e. you are filing documentation for both debtors included in the one PDF), click the Yes radio button and click Next

Note: If you are not filing documentation for both debtors included in the one PDF, click the Back button on your browser until you reach the party selection screen, then redo from Step 6 choosing only the name of the debtor whose documentation is included in the PDF

If you only selected one of the debtors in Step 6 above, that party is displayed. If that is the party for whom the pay advices/Statement in Lieu is being filed, click Next. If not, click the Back button on your browser until you reach the party selection screen, then redo from Step 6

If applicable, select prefix text and/ or insert text in text box. Click Next
Verify final docket text. If correct, click Next to submit and to review Notice of Electronic Filing.

Curing Deficiencies

If the Pay Advices/Statement in Lieu are deficient, an amended document must be filed prior to the deficiency deadline using the instructions above, or the bankruptcy case may be dismissed.