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title: "Screen whether the claims can support an involuntary bankruptcy petition"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/decide-whether-the-debt-can-support-a-creditor-s-statutory-demand/united-states"
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# Screen whether the claims can support an involuntary bankruptcy petition

> List each claim the file shows, whether the paper says it is contingent or disputed, the amount printed above any lien, and the number of petitioning creditors named. Do not decide that a petition may be filed.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List each claim the file shows, whether the paper says it is contingent or disputed, the amount printed above any lien, and the number of petitioning creditors named. Do not decide that a petition may be filed. |
| What the lawyer must review | There is no United States statutory demand. An involuntary case under 11 U.S.C. § 303(a) may be commenced only under chapter 7 or chapter 11, and not against a farmer, a family farmer, or a corporation that is not a moneyed, business, or commercial corporation. Section 303(b)(1) requires three or more entities whose claims are not contingent as to liability and are not the subject of a bona fide dispute as to liability or amount, aggregating at least the statutory amount more than the value of any lien securing those claims. If there are fewer than 12 such holders, excluding an employee, an insider, and a transferee of a transfer voidable under the sections named in § 303(b)(2), one or more of those holders may file if their claims aggregate at least the same amount. The Cornell text prints $10,000. The adjustment note on that page states that, effective 1 April 2025, the amount in (b)(1) and (b)(2) is $21,050. You apply the adjusted amount and you decide whether the claims qualify. Bankruptcy Rule 9011 is your certificate if a petition is presented. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Decide whether the debt can support a creditor’s statutory demand](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/decide-whether-the-debt-can-support-a-creditor-s-statutory-demand.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each claim the file shows, whether the paper says it is contingent or disputed, the amount printed above any lien, and the number of petitioning creditors named. Do not decide that a petition may be filed.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not import an Australian statutory-demand period. Section 303 is a bankruptcy petition, not a demand that founds a winding-up.
- The $21,050 figure is the adjustment note on the opened § 303 page, not a figure printed in the body of (b).

## Sources

- [11 U.S.C. § 303, Involuntary cases](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/11/303) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frbp/rule_9011) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*