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National Rules and Forms Amended Effective December 1, 2025

Thursday, November 20, 2025

National Rules and Forms Amended Effective December 1, 2025

The following national amended rules and new and amended national bankruptcy forms are scheduled to take effect December 1, 2025. 

  • Appellate Rules 6 and 39;
  • Bankruptcy Rules 3002.1 and 8006;
  • Civil Rules 16, 26, and new Rule 16.1.

Official Forms:

  • Form 410C13-M1, Motion Under Rule 3002.1(f)(1) to Determine the Status of the Mortgage Claim
  • Form 410C13-M1R, Response to [Trustee’s/Debtor’s] Motion Under Rule 3002.1(f)(1) to Determine the Status of the Mortgage Claim
  • Form 410C13-N, Trustee’s Notice of Disbursements Made
  • Form 410C13-NR, Response to Trustee’s Notice of Disbursements Made
  • Form 410C13-M2, Motion Under Rule 3002.1(g)(4) to Determine Final Cure and Payment of Mortgage Claim
  • Form 410C13-M2R, Response to [Trustee’s/Debtor’s] Motion Under Rule 3002.1(g)(4) to Determine Final Cure and Payment of the Mortgage Claim
  • Form 410S1, Notice of Mortgage Payment Change and Committee Note

Director’s Forms:

  • Director’s Form 2000, Required Lists, Schedules, Statements, and Fees
  • Director’s Form 2030 and Instructions, Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor
  • Director’s Form 4100C, Order Determining Whether Defaults Have Been Cured and Postpetition Amounts Paid

New docket events have been created in CM/ECF to accommodate Official Forms 410C13-M1 through M2R (pertaining to mortgage payments in Chapter 13 cases). These new events will be available in CM/ECF on December 1, 2025.

The new national form motions are inconsistent with the local formatting requirements of LBR 9013-1(d)(1). Counsel are advised to use the national form motions; however, the form motions must be accompanied with a notice of motion as required by LBR 9013-1(c) and a proposed form of order as required by LBR 9013-1(d)(1)(D).

There are no changes to the W. D. Washington Bankruptcy Court Local Bankruptcy Rules or Local Bankruptcy Forms at this time.