Required Information

To get your case started we need:

• Proof of income:
  • last four paystubs (we will need six when we file),
  • SSI or retirement benefit statement,
  • or last six months’ profit and loss statement (click here)
• Last two years tax returns (both state and federal, or affidavit of exemption from filing: click here),
• Credit counseling certificate, click here.

During our bankruptcy process, you will be asked for the following information:

• Drivers License and Social Security card
• The source, amount, and frequency of your income
• Pay stubs (or equivalent receipt of your source of income) for past six (6) months
• Tax returns for past two years
• Any legal papers that you have received
• A list of all of your property; Tax bill for any real property deeded to you; tax bill for vehicle (mileage of vehicle).
• Insurance card for your vehicle(s); Insurance information on your home; Life insurance information (including whether whole or term and the cash surrender value).
• Completed Asset, Expense (all utility bills), Creditor Worksheet (Print below)
• Your credit counseling certificate (unless you completed credit counseling through Fresh Start SC)

You MAY be asked for the following information before or after your hearing.

• Bank statements for last three months on all accounts
• Family court certification of any domestic obligations
• HUD report for any real estate sold within the last ten years
• If you have closed a business: up to two years of bank statements
• If you have received money from inheritance, closing a retirement account, or settling a law suit: bank statements from the time you received the funds