E.D.N.Y. LBR 2003-1 — Mandatory Disclosures in Chapter 13 Cases
A published court requirement that applies in New York. Category: Local Rules. Verified against the official source (E.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Bankruptcy Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York)) on November 3, 2026.
Summary
E.D.N.Y. LBR 2003-1 — Mandatory Disclosures in Chapter 13 Cases: the court's own rule, verbatim from the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York (official PDF, sha-custodied). Court-level requirement: applies in every case and proceeding before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, alongside the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and any judge-specific procedures.
Requirement
(a) Required Documents Prior to First Meeting of Creditors. In all chapter 13 cases, the debtor shall provide the following documents to the trustee no later than 7 days before the first date set for the meeting of creditors pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 341(a): (i) copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment received within 60 days before the date of the filing of the petition, by the debtor from any employer of the debtor, or a written statement that such proof of income does not exist; (ii) copies of affidavits of contribution and copies of all payment advices or other evidence of payment received within 60 days before the date of the filing of the petition, by each person contributing to the proposed plan or to payment of expenses of the debtor’s household; (iii) except in cases where the debtor proposes to pay 100% to unsecured creditors, documentation (other than tax assessments) of the current value of all real property, condominiums, cooperative apartments, vacant land, cemetery plots and/or timeshares in which the debtor has an ownership interest. If a valuation is prepared by a real estate broker, then the broker shall (A) have personally inspected the premises, (B) maintain an office in the vicinity of the premises, and (C) provide information on 4 recent comparable sales. All valuations shall be less than 90 days old prior to filing; (iv) copies of leases for all real property for which the debtor is lessor; (v) in a case where the debtor had a prior chapter 13 case pending within a year of the filing date, a copy of a detailed affidavit of changed circumstances, describing the disposition of each prior case and explaining how the debtor’s circumstances have changed; and (vi) copies of canceled checks, receipts, money orders, or other documentation of payment of all mortgage installments, real property lease payments, auto loan payments, and co-op or condo maintenance and management fees that have come due since the petition was filed. (b) Required Documents Prior to Confirmation. A debtor shall provide the following documents to the trustee no later than 7 days before the first date set for confirmation of the chapter 13 plan: (i) copies of canceled checks, receipts, money orders or other documentation of payment of all mortgage installments and real property lease payments that have come due since the disclosure was made under subdivision (a)(vi) of this rule; (ii) a copy of an affidavit by the debtor stating: (A) whether the debtor has paid all amounts that are required to be paid under a domestic support obligation and that first became payable after the date of the filing of the petition if the debtor is required by a judicial or administrative order or by statute to pay such domestic support obligation; or (B) that the debtor has no domestic support obligations; and (iii) a copy of an affidavit by the debtor stating whether the debtor has filed all applicable federal, state, and local tax returns as required by Bankruptcy Code § 1308. (c) A debtor shall file the original affidavits required under subdivisions (a)(ii) and (v), and (b)(ii) and (iii) of this rule. (d) A debtor shall promptly provide to the trustee any other documents within the scope of Bankruptcy Rule 2004(b) that the trustee may request from time to time. CROSS-REFERENCE: E.D.N.Y. LBR 4002-1 REFERENCES: Bankruptcy Code §§ 1308, 1325(a)(8), (9); Bankruptcy Rule 2004(b)
Source of truth
(a) Required Documents Prior to First Meeting of Creditors. In all chapter 13 cases, the debtor shall provide the following documents to the trustee no later than 7 days before the first date set for the meeting of creditors pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 341(a): (i) copies of all
- Official source
- E.D.N.Y. (Bankr.) — Local Bankruptcy Rules (U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked November 14, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- November 3, 2026benchpath-nyfed-rules-2026-11-03
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