The deadline for filing a proof of claim (“Claims Bar Date”) will vary depending on what chapter the bankruptcy was filed under.

A Chapter 7 case does not have a “Claims Bar Date” until a “Notice to File Claims” is entered in the case. Once this happens, and you are listed as a creditor in that case, you will be sent a “Notice to File Claims.”

Creditors listed in a Chapter 9 or 11 case will receive a notice of the last date within which proofs of claim may be filed shortly after the entry of the “Order Fixing Time Within Which to File Proofs of Claim.”

Creditors listed in a Chapter 12 or 13 case will receive notice of the deadline in the “Notice of Bankruptcy Case” (Official Bankruptcy Form B3099).