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You can find your case number on your paperwork that you get back from the court after you file for bankruptcy.

Written by Jonathan Petts.
Updated July 22, 2020

You can find your case number on your paperwork that you get back from the court after you file for bankruptcy.

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Jonathan Petts

Jonathan Petts has over 10 years of experience in bankruptcy and is co-founder and CEO of Upsolve. Attorney Petts has an LLM in Bankruptcy from St. John's University, clerked for two federal bankruptcy judges, and worked at two top New York City law firms specializing in bankrupt... read more about Jonathan Petts

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