Important Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding General Order Concerning Proposed D.N.J. LBR 1015-1, Joint Administration of Cases

Friday, January 29, 2016

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
REGARDING GENERAL ORDER CONCERNING PROPOSED
D.N.J. LBR 1015-1, JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF CASES

Please be advised that the provisions of the attached General Order Concerning Proposed D.N.J. LBR 1015-1, Joint Administration of Cases will become effective February 1, 2016. The new Local Rule clarifies that a voluntary petition filed by a debtor may not be amended to add a spouse. The spouse must file a separate petition, and may move for joint administration under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1015(b)(1).  

Dated: January 29, 2016
James J. Waldron, Clerk

                                                         


 

  UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

GENERAL ORDER PENDING ADOPTION OF
D.N.J. LBR 1015-1, JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF CASES

The Court having determined the need for a General Order concerning the joint administration of cases, it is hereby:

ORDERED that pending adoption of D.N.J. LBR 1015-1, Joint Administration of Cases under the Court’s Annual Rule Making Cycle, a petition filed by an individual debtor may not be amended to add a spouse as a joint debtor.  The spouse may commence a voluntary case and then seek joint administration of the two related cases under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1015(b)(1).

This General Order is effective February 1, 2016.

 

Dated: January 27, 2016
/s/ Kathryn C. Ferguson
HON. KATHRYN C. FERGUSON
CHIEF JUDGE

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY