The trustee must review the debtor’s petition, schedules, statement of affairs and means test prior to the hearing. This is commonly referred to as your bankruptcy paperwork. These documents are typically provided to the Trustee electronically or via mail by the debtor’s attorney.
The trustee will require, from the debtor, government issued picture identification and proof of social security number. The social security card is the preferred method for such proof. Additionally, debtors must provide a copy of a bank statement, from any account open on the date of the bankruptcy filing, which shows the balance in the account on the date of filing. The trustee will also review the debtor’s most recently filed tax return. If you have not previously provided these documents to your St. Louis bankruptcy attorney, then you should bring them with you to your meeting. The court will also send you a notice telling you when and where to appear for the meeting of creditors, which will include a list of documents to be brought to the meeting.
There is always a possibility that the trustee will want to see a document that you have not provided and that you do not have with you at the meeting. If that happens, he or she will likely continue the meeting to another date so that you have time to provide the requested document(s).
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