One of the current requirement under BAPCPA is that a debtor must file all of their pay advices (pay stubs) for the 60 days preceding the filing with their bankruptcy petition. What happens if a debtor or his/her attorney omits one or more pay advices (pay stubs)? The answer to that question is that under the statute, it is a serious problem and the bankruptcy judge may dismiss your case.
However, some debtors are either unemployed at the time of the filing, or receiving unemployment, workers’ compensation or social security benefits, and therefore do not have pay stubs that can be filed.
In In re LaPlante, Judge Bucki held that because section 521(a)(1)(B)(iv) requires the filing only of those payment advices that a debtor receives from an employer, section 521(i) cannot effect the dismissal of a case filed by a debtor without income as an employee. Neither the Workers’ Compensation Board nor the Social Security Administration are employers of the debtor, and therefore the 60 day requirement is not applicable.
Thus, if you are receiving workers’ compensation benefits, social security or other non-employer payments, it is important to tell your bankruptcy lawyer about it in advance, so that appropriate documents are filed with your bankruptcy petition.
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