Arizona Bankruptcy Court: Amendment Guide

Even though bankruptcy laws and rules are federal and the same everywhere in the United States, each bankruptcy district has its own local rules and local forms. Upsolve’s tool meets all federal requirements but does not yet account for the more than 90 variations due to local rules. 

While we work on automating that part of the process, we’ve developed a series of location specific guides to assist you in making sure the amendment process goes smoothly. Be sure to follow the instructions in this guide carefully. 

The amendment packet you generated through Upsolve includes the following: 

1. Amendment Coversheet with Certificate of Service 
2. Your amended bankruptcy forms, including signature pages and, if necessary, updated Official Form 106Sum. 

Here is what you need to do to make sure you meet the requirements for the District of Arizona, where your case is pending: 

Coversheet

Your district does not require a specific coversheet. You may use the coversheet provided by Upsolve. 

Notice Requirements

No matter which form you’re updating, make sure to send a copy of the amendment to your case trustee. 

Are you amending Schedules D, E/F, G, or H or updating a creditor’s address? 

The District of Arizona doesn’t have a separate notice form to send out. Just make sure to send a full copy of the amendment to the creditor(s) you’re adding or updating along with a copy of your Form 309A. You still have to send the amendment to your case trustee.

Certificate of Service

You do not have to file a separate certificate of service in this district. 

Updating your Creditor Matrix 

If you’re adding or amending your list of creditors, the District of Arizona requires that you submit a supplemental Creditor Matrix to the court (listing only the newly added or updated creditor’s name and address). 

You can download your full matrix as a .txt. file from your my.upsolve account. The easiest way to create a supplemental matrix is by going back to the case editor and downloading your matrix as a .txt file. From there, you can easily delete all creditors except for the newly added/updated one(s). 

Verification of your Creditor Matrix

This is basically a signature page to add to your creditor matrix. The Upsolve generator will create this document for you in a format acceptable to the court.  

If you get conflicting information from your local bankruptcy court, follow their instructions. We do our best to keep these guides up to date, but your local bankruptcy court is the final authority on their process.