B 23 (Official Form 23) (12/13)
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
__________ District Of __________
In re ______________________________________, Case No. ___________________
Debtor
Chapter ___________
DEBTOR’S CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF POSTPETITION INSTRUCTIONAL
COURSE CONCERNING PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
This form should not be filed if an approved provider of a postpetition instructional course concerning personal financial
management has already notified the court of the debtor’s completion of the course. Otherwise, every individual debtor
in a chapter 7 or a chapter 13 case or in a chapter 11 case in which § 1141(d)(3) applies must file this certification. If a
joint petition is filed and this certification is required, each spouse must complete and file a separate certification.
Complete one of the following statements and file by the deadline stated below:
G I, ___________________________________________, the debtor in the above-styled case, hereby
(Printed Name of Debtor)
certify that on __________________ (Date), I completed an instructional course in personal financial management
provided by ________________________________________________________, an approved personal financial
(Name of Provider)
management provider.
Certificate No. (if any):_________________________________.
G I, __________________________________________, the debtor in the above-styled case, hereby
(Printed Name of Debtor)
certify that no personal financial management course is required because of [Check the appropriate box.]:
G Incapacity or disability, as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 109(h);
G Active military duty in a military combat zone; or
G Residence in a district in which the United States trustee (or bankruptcy administrator) has determined that
the approved instructional courses are not adequate at this time to serve the additional individuals who would otherwise
be required to complete such courses.
Signature of Debtor: _____________________________________
Date: _____________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Instructions: Use this form only to certify whether you completed a course in personal financial management and only if
your course provider has not already notified the court of your completion of the course. (Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(b)(7).)
Do NOT use this form to file the certificate given to you by your prepetition credit counseling provider and do NOT
include with the petition when filing your case.
Filing Deadlines: In a chapter 7 case, file within 60 days of the first date set for the meeting of creditors under
§ 341 of the Bankruptcy Code. In a chapter 11 or 13 case, file no later than the last payment made by the debtor as
required by the plan or the filing of a motion for a discharge under § 1141(d)(5)(B) or § 1328(b) of the Code. (See Fed.
R. Bankr. P. 1007(c).)
