Chapter:
Part I. Commencement of the Case
- Motion. Joint administration must be sought by motion, except for the bankruptcy estates of spouses which will be jointly administered unless a party in interest files an objection within 14 days after the meeting of creditors is concluded. A petition filed by an individual may not be amended to add a spouse.
- Filings. Until joint administration is ordered, filings must be made in each appropriate case. After joint administration is ordered, the earliest filed case is the lead case unless otherwise ordered, and document captions must state the cases are jointly administered. Thereafter, all filings must be made in the lead case, except the list of creditors, schedules, statements of financial affairs, motions for final decree, motions for entry of discharge, and as stated in Section C, all of which must be filed in the appropriate member cases. In addition to separate lists of creditors in the member cases, the debtor must file a combined list of creditors in the lead case.
- Claims. Proofs of claim, withdrawals of claim, objections to proofs of claim, and notices of transfer of claim must be filed in the applicable member case in which the creditor asserts a claim. If a claim is asserted against more than one affiliated debtor, a separate proof of claim must be filed in each member case.