The Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act, H.R. 7730, was signed into law on November 10, 2026 and became effective upon signing. Small businesses are now eligible for subchapter V relief if their noncontingent, liquidated debts do not exceed $7,500,000 (excluding insider debt), and the eligibility debt limit for Chapter 13 debtors for secured and unsecured noncontingent, liquidated debts was consolidated and collectively increased to $2,750,000. Please review the full Act for further details. See H.R.7730 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress.

Absent Congressional intervention, the following proposed amendments will become effective on December 1, 2026:

Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

• Bankruptcy Rule 1007


• Bankruptcy Rule 3018


• Bankruptcy Rule 5009


• Bankruptcy Rule 9006


• Bankruptcy Rule 9014


• Bankruptcy Rule 9017


• New Bankruptcy Rule 7043

These rules changes, as well as the changes to Evidence Rules 801, can be viewed on the Pending Rules and Forms Amendments page of the United States Courts website. The Congressional Package dated April 2026 contains black-line versions of the Rules and Committee Notes for a quick reference of the changes.

Changes to Official Bankruptcy Forms

• Official Form 101 Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy


• Official Form 106C Schedule C: The Property You Claim as Exempt

Changes to the Official forms may be viewed here.

Miscellaneous Fee Changes

Several bankruptcy miscellaneous fee changes are scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2026. Click HERE to view the upcoming changes. A revised bankruptcy fee schedule will be posted to this website on December 1, 2026.

***December 15, 2026***

The next session of Judge McEwen's mentoring program for lawyers new to the practice of bankruptcy law is scheduled virtually for Tuesday December 15, 2026, from Noon to 1:15 p.m. via Zoom.

LOGIN INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY TO THE FIRST 100 WHO RSVP. Judge McEwen's special guest for this program: Jenny L. Doling, Esq., J.D., Taxation LL.M.

Click HERE to view the full announcement.

The Court previously entered Administrative Order FLMB 2026-5 Regarding Bankruptcy Noticing Center Service Interruption and Extending Deadlines and Amended Administrative Order FLMB 2026-6 Regarding Bankruptcy Noticing Center Service Outage and Extending Certain Deadlines (together, the "BNC Outage Administrative Orders") to address the outage of noticing services provided by the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC and "BNC Outage"). The BNC Outage Administrative Orders are terminated.


Click HERE to view Administrative Order 2026-7.