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District guide · D.N.J.

Petition prep for the District of New Jersey

New Jersey filed 13,370 consumer cases, 5,078 of them Chapter 13, and it runs one of the more unusual Chapter 13 regimes in the country: the plan is also the motion. The required instrument is Local Form Chapter 13 Plan and Motions, only two specific lien motions may ride inside it, and when one does the plan gets served on affected lienholders under Rule 9014 twenty-eight days out. The rules are also moving right now, with the package current as of August 1, 2026, a further revision noticed August 18, and the standard debtor's attorney fee just raised to $6,000. We prepare Chapter 7 and 13 cases filing-ready to exactly these requirements, in your own software, for your review and signature.

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Official court website: njb.uscourts.gov

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$300 personal Chapter 7 · $400 business Chapter 7 · $400 Chapter 13 without plan · $500 with the Plan and Motions form drafted. Against a $6,000 standard Chapter 13 fee, the preparation cost is a small fraction of what the case pays. No retainer, no minimum, no long-term contract — and if the trustee kicks something back because we got it wrong, we fix it at no charge.

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District details verified August 2026 against the court's Local Rules package current as of August 1, 2026 (D.N.J. LBR 2014-3, 2016-1, 2016-5, 3015-1 through 3015-4, and their 2026, 2025, 2020 and 2015 comments), and the court's published locations and judges; filing counts are from Administrative Office consumer filing data. This district amended its rules on August 1 and noticed further revisions on August 18, 2026, so confirm currency before relying on any of it. Median-income figures are the U.S. Trustee table for cases filed on or after July 15, 2026 and are revised periodically. Always confirm against current sources at njb.uscourts.gov and justice.gov/ust. Services are provided exclusively to licensed attorneys and law firms. We are not a bankruptcy petition preparer and do not provide legal advice or services to the public.

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Paralegal Bankruptcy Services is a 100% U.S.-based bankruptcy paralegal firm working exclusively for licensed attorneys and law firms. Chapter 7 preparation is $300 per case for a personal filing and $400 for a business filing, or $410 with extended case management through discharge. Chapter 13 is $400 per case, or $500 with plan drafting. Chapter 11 is billed at $90 per hour, and our general rate for overflow, amendments, and routine work is $70 per hour. An emergency skeleton petition to trigger the automatic stay is $175, with full schedules to follow. Chapter 7 cases come back in 7 days and Chapter 13 in 10, once we have a complete intake package. Our paralegals draft directly inside your Best Case, Jubilee, or NextChapter account, so nothing is re-keyed. We carry errors and omissions and cyber liability insurance, and our team of six is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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Plan and Motions drafted with the motion decision made up front, the Rule 9014 service list built, and the 28-day clock worked backwards.

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