Important Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Amendments to Official Forms in Response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Friday, May 1, 2020

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY
COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC REGARDING
AMENDMENTS TO OFFICIAL FORMS IN RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS AID,
RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. Section 1113 of that legislation made several changes to the Bankruptcy Code, most of them temporary, to provide financial assistance during the coronavirus crisis.

The enactment of the CARES Act required one-year amendments to be made to five official forms to account for a new definition of “debtor” applicable to subchapter V of chapter 11 and a new exclusion from the definitions of “current monthly income” and “disposable income”.

The new forms (Official Forms 101, 122A-1, 122B, 122C-1 and 201) are available from the Official Forms link on the court’s website, www.njb.uscourts.gov as well as the Bankruptcy Forms section of www.uscourts.gov.

 

 

             Dated: May 1, 2020                                Jeanne A. Naughton, Clerk