Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, abbreviated Fed. R. Bankr. P. or FRBP, are a set of rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States under the Rules Enabling Act to direct procedure in the United States bankruptcy courts. They are the bankruptcy counterpart to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which under their own Rule 81(a)(1) do not apply in bankruptcy proceedings except where the bankruptcy rules make them applicable. Topics covered include adversary proceedings, the commencement of cases by voluntary or involuntary petition, how a creditor may file a proof of claim or seek relief from the automatic stay, the duties of the debtor, time periods for motions, and appeals to the district court or the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.