Is Your Bankruptcy Form Superseded? Checking the Official List

The U.S. Courts maintains a separate public “Superseded Bankruptcy Forms” index where listed forms carry that status in their names. The current bankruptcy forms index also displays an abrogation label and effective date for the listed example discussed below.

This original record-reading guide is a general reading aid, not cited evidence. It does not depict a source record; the article text and source links provide the facts.

Key points

• The judiciary publishes a dedicated “Superseded Bankruptcy Forms” index, separate from the current forms list (superseded index; current index).
• A form’s superseded status appears directly in its listed name in that index — for example, “Voluntary Petition (Superseded)” (superseded index).
• The current forms index displays “Certification About a Financial Management Course (abrogated effective December 1, 2024)” (current index).
• The current forms index listing does not display revision dates for the entries examined here (current index).

What the superseded forms index shows

The U.S. Courts website maintains a “Superseded Bankruptcy Forms” index. The status is built into each listed entry’s own name. Two examples from the index:

• “Voluntary Petition (Superseded)” (https://www.uscourts.gov/forms/superseded-bankruptcy-forms)
• “Schedule A - Real Property (Superseded)” (https://www.uscourts.gov/forms/superseded-bankruptcy-forms)

For a listed form, the “(Superseded)” label is the status the index displays.

Abrogated-form index

The current U.S. Courts bankruptcy forms index also displays an abrogation label on the relevant entry, along with an effective date:

• “Certification About a Financial Management Course (abrogated effective December 1, 2024)” (https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/bankruptcy-forms)

Active-form index

The same current forms index also lists entries without a superseded or abrogated label, including:

• “Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy” (https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/bankruptcy-forms)

What this article does not answer

This article does not tell you which bankruptcy form applies to a particular situation or whether or how to file a form. It also does not report a revision or effective date for a current, non-abrogated form; the current index listing examined here does not display those revision dates.

Source links

• U.S. Courts — Superseded Bankruptcy Forms Index
• U.S. Courts — Bankruptcy Forms Index