Resources

General Bankruptcy Information

• Bankruptcy Information Sheet
• Answers to Common Bankruptcy Questions, published by the National Consumer Law Center.
• Disclosures about your rights and bankruptcy relief, including assistance from “petition preparers”  (11 U.S.C. Section 527).
• More Disclosures about your rights and bankruptcy relief, including credit counseling obligations and the differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 (11 U.S.C. Section 342).
• “Bankruptcy Basics,” published by the U.S. Federal Courts.
• Bankruptcy Court website for Atlanta, Newnan, Rome, and Gainesville.
• PACER, free access to Court records.
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Trustee, Region 21, Atlanta Division, which monitors all aspects of the bankruptcy process.
• Get free credit reports from annualcreditreport.com twice a year as a Georgia resident.

Chapter 7

• How to interpret the,  “Notice of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case,” which is mailed to you after your Chapter 7 case is filed.
• List of Chapter 7 Trustees in Atlanta, Newnan, Rome, and Gainesville (scroll down to Georgia).
• Information packet about, “reaffirmation agreements,” sponsored by Atlanta Legal Aid.

Chapter 13 

• Chapter 13 Rights and Responsibilities for the Northern District of Georgia, which details your rights and obligations in a Chapter 13 case filed in the Atlanta area.
• Monitor the progress of your Chapter 13 case.
• Adam M. Goodman, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee.
• Mary Ida Townson, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee.  Trustee Townson’s handbook about the bankruptcy process.
• Nancy J. Whaley, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee.  Trustee Whaley’s handbook about the bankruptcy process.