Bankruptcy is a paperwork intensive area of law. Frequently, people retain a Chester County bankruptcy lawyer just to help and facilitate the process.
You must confirm all of this with your attorney, but at a minimum you should have:
- Photo identification issued by a governmental authority
- Your Social Security card or an original W-2
- Last 2 months of all of your bank statements
- Last 6 months of all paystubs
- Statement of your mortgage balance
- Statement of your car loan balance
- Statements for all investment accounts (including retirement accounts)
- Last two years of tax returns
You should start gathering this information immediately to facilitate your bankruptcy filing.