Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; 2026 Edition

The 2026 Edition of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure is the essential, up-to-date desk reference for bankruptcy attorneys, trustees, judges, paralegals, and law students. This compilation incorporates all amendments through December 1, 2025, with the complete text of every rule, internal cross-references, the United States Code Title 28 provisions governing bankruptcy practice, and a comprehensive subject index.What’s New for the 2026 EditionThe December 1, 2025 amendments significantly reshape Chapter 13 mortgage practice and bankruptcy appellate procedure:Rule 3002.1 - Chapter 13 Claims Secured by a Principal Residence: Substantially restructured to encourage greater compliance with notice requirements. The amended rule expands its scope beyond contractual installment payments, introduces detailed annual notice requirements for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), adds consequences for untimely payment-change notices, and creates a new optional motion process allowing the trustee or debtor to determine the status of a mortgage claim while the case is pending - giving debtors a meaningful opportunity to cure post-petition defaults before discharge.Rule 8006 - Certifying a Direct Appeal to the Court of Appeals: Clarified to confirm that any party to a bankruptcy appeal may request that the court of appeals authorize a direct appeal, eliminating prior ambiguity about who may seek certification.New and Amended Official Forms: Includes the amended Form 410S1 (now containing the new Part 3 HELOC annual notice) and the new Form 410C13 series (M1, M1R, N, NR, M2, and M2R) implementing the new Rule 3002.1 motion procedures.Recent Amendments Also ReflectedThis edition also incorporates the comprehensive December 1, 2024 restyling of Rules Parts I through IX - the final set of federal procedural rules to be restyled under the modern style guidelines - along with the substantive 2024 amendments to Rules 1007, 4004, 5009, 7001, and 9006 (eliminating Official Form 423 and replacing it with a course-completion certificate, and permitting individual debtors to pursue turnover of tangible personal property by motion rather than adversary proceeding under § 542(a)) and new Rule 8023.1 governing substitution of parties on appeal.Why Practitioners Choose This EditionWhether you’re filing a Chapter 7 petition, drafting a Chapter 13 plan, litigating an adversary proceeding, or briefing a bankruptcy appeal, this edition gives you the current rules in a clean, portable format - no subscriptions, no paywalls, no outdated annotations. A clear table of contents and detailed index make any rule findable in seconds.ContentsFederal Rules of Bankruptcy ProcedurePart I - Commencement of Case; Proceedings Relating to the Petition and Order for Relief (Rules 1002-1021)Part II - Officers and Administration; Notices; Meetings; Examinations; Elections and Appointments; Final Reports; Compensation (Rules 2001-2020)Part III - Claims; Plans; Distributions to Creditors and Equity Security Holders (Rules 3001-3022)Part IV - The Debtor’s Duties and Benefits (Rules 4001-4008)Part V - Courts and Clerks (Rules 5001-5012)Part VI - Collecting and Liquidating the Estate (Rules 6001-6011)Part VII - Adversary Proceedings (Rules 7001-7087)Part VIII - Appeals to a District Court or Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (Rules 8001-8028)Part IX - General Provisions (Rules 9001-9038)U.S. Code Title 28 Provisions Relating to Bankruptcy (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)Index of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 6