What is a joint petition?
A single petition filed by an individual and the individual’s spouse is called a joint petition.’ Only people who are married on the date they file may file a joint petition. Unmarried persons, corporations, and partnerships must each file a separate case. If you are an individual and have a business which is not a partnership, corporation or business trust, you should list the name of the business as an alias (“doing business as,” or “dba”) on your petition. A petition filed in this manner, however, will not be considered a joint petition because the business is not an independently recognized legal entity. Back to top.
A joint petition is the filing of a single petition by an individual and the individual’s spouse. Only people who are married on the date they file may file a joint petition. Unmarried persons, corporations and partnerships must each file a separate case. If you are an individual and have a business which is not a partnership, corporation or business trust, you should list the business as a “dba” (doing business as) on your petition. However, yours will not be considered a joint petition because the business is not an independently-recognized legal entity. Back to top.
A joint petition is the filing of a single bankruptcy petition by an individual and the individual’s spouse. Only people who are married on the date they file may file a joint petition. Unmarried persons, corporations and partnerships must each file a separate case. If you are an individual and have a business, you may not file a single petition for yourself and your business; each must be a separate bankruptcy case.
