If you want to petition for your own bankruptcy you need to print and complete the following forms:  

• Form 6.27 - Debtors Bankruptcy Petition and
• Form 6.28 - Statement of Affairs.

There are some guidance notes to assist you when completing your forms: 

• Guidance notes to accompany Form 6.27 - Debtors Bankruptcy Petition and
• Guidance notes to accompany Form 6.28 - Statement of Affairs

The Insolvency Enquiry Line does not hold stocks of the forms that you require to petition for your bankruptcy.

If you are unable to print them from our website then you may wish to visit your local library, an internet café, or maybe ask a family member or a friend if they are able to print off the forms for you. Alternatively, the forms can be obtained from a legal stationers.
 

You may also wish to read the following publications:

 Guide to Bankruptcy

Dealing with Debt - How to petition for your own bankruptcy  

If you want to make someone bankrupt you will need to print and complete the following forms: 

a. Form 6.7 - 'Creditor's bankruptcy petition on failure to comply with a statutory demand'; or

b. Form 6.8 - 'Creditor's bankruptcy petition where execution or other process on a judgment has been returned unsatisfied in whole or part'.

NB. Use form 6.7 if you have issued a statutory demand but the debtor has not complied with it or

use Form 6.9 if a sheriff or bailiff acting on a court judgment has been unable to seize enough assets to clear the debt. 

You must also complete a statement of truth (Form 6.13A) verifying the matters giving rise to the petition. If a statutory demand has been issued, you must complete a further statement of truth verifying that the statutory demand has been served (Form 6.11) 

You may also wish to read the following publication:

Dealing with Debt - How to make someone bankrupt