---
title: "Map a US bankruptcy filing to the Bankruptcy Code"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-personal-insolvency-papers-bankruptcy-notice-petition-or-equival/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A8-T1-R10-US"
practice_area: "Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Map a US bankruptcy filing to the Bankruptcy Code

> Extract dates, debts and chapter-selection issues from the papers into a checklist labelled with Bankruptcy Code section numbers the lawyer must confirm.

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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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 | Extract dates, debts and chapter-selection issues from the papers into a checklist labelled with Bankruptcy Code section numbers the lawyer must confirm. |
| What the lawyer must review | File in federal bankruptcy court Do not use Corporations Act or Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) forms Open the current Code section and local rules, including any AI standing order |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare personal-insolvency papers: bankruptcy notice, petition or equivalent](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insolvency-restructuring-and-bankruptcy/prepare-personal-insolvency-papers-bankruptcy-notice-petition-or-equival.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract dates, debts and chapter-selection issues from the papers into a checklist labelled with Bankruptcy Code section numbers the lawyer must confirm.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Differs from Australia: the process is a Bankruptcy Code filing, not an Australian statutory demand.

## Sources

- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-09-23)

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