Locate the individual Chapter 13 filing package
Money & Debt
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Find the court’s current Chapter 13 forms, plan and document-separation instructions.

Who this route is for
Individuals considering Chapter 13 in the District of Oregon; eligibility, venue and plan feasibility need individual review.

Timing and notices
Pre-filing credit counseling generally must be taken within 180 days before the petition. Court and trustee notices set later deadlines; verify current instructions.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Chapter 13 petition packet
[ ] Statement of Social Security Numbers, filed separately
[ ] Applicable income and commitment-period forms
[ ] Chapter 13 plan
[ ] Credit-counseling certificate or permitted request
[ ] Creditor mailing list and fee paperwork

How to proceed
1. Discuss eligibility and a feasible plan with bankruptcy counsel before choosing this chapter.
2. Open Forms for Filing a Bankruptcy Case and select the Chapter 13 section.
3. Complete and sign the petition, income forms and plan; prepare the creditor mailing list.
4. Follow the page’s instructions for separate PDFs or paper bundles, including the protected Social Security form.
5. Submit required counseling documentation and fee paperwork with the filing; monitor all court and trustee notices.

Open current bankruptcy filing forms: https://www.orb.uscourts.gov/node/1898

Limits: Chapter 13 differs from Chapter 7 and eSR is Chapter 7 only. Incomplete documents or fee/counseling failures may result in dismissal. An emergency requires direct clerk instructions.

Publisher sources
Forms for Filing a Bankruptcy Case | District of Oregon | United States Bankruptcy Court
https://www.orb.uscourts.gov/node/1898
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This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline.

Start here
Discuss eligibility and a feasible plan with bankruptcy counsel before choosing this chapter.

Where and how to submit
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
https://www.orb.uscourts.gov/node/1898

What will it cost?
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.

After submission
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.

Corrections, denials and appeals
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.

Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.