Southern District Bankruptcy Court New York
The New York Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District provides three divisional offices which serving
area 14
counties. The 2003 case volume for the New York Bankruptcy Southern District was divided among the following
chapters:
| Total Cases |
Chapter 7 |
Chapter 11 |
Chapter 12 |
Chapter 13 |
| 21269 |
11505 |
427 |
4 |
9332 |
Jurisdiction / Coverage - The Southern District maintains offices in New York, Poughkeepsie and
White Plains. The District's jurisdiction covers the counties of Bronx, Duchess, New
York, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Westchester, Waters, Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk County.
In general, to qualify for filing, and individual must be a state resident for the preceding 180 days.
US citizenship is not required. Property ownership may invoke the court's jurisdiction in some circumstance
and be sufficient for filing.
The Southern District provides examples of form petitions, all schedules,
supplemental forms, local rules and official filing instructions
that may be useful. Be aware official instructions provide general
information, and can not, by law, provide personal legal advice to any
party in interest. Only qualified attorneys may provide legal advice and
recommendations. The US Code prohibits judges, clerks and personnel to provide
debtors with information that may be construed as legal counsel. This provision applies
equally to debtors and creditors. Any individual filing pro se may call trustees and
inquire about case status and their opinion regarding intended
recommendations for the court. Representatives of the Trustee generally
provide explanations to debtors by telephone of the basis of all objections filed,
if any.
Daily operation and administration procedures for New
York Bankruptcy Courts are determined by the Administrative Office of US
Courts. The judicial power of Judges is determined by Federal Law, which
is derived primarily from the US Constitution and the US Code.
Additional clarification of judicial power is provided by court
decisions, Federal rules, and Local Rules.
To contact the court, see: New York Bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York.
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