Apply for personal bankruptcy online - is that possible?

To get rid of your debts, you can apply for personal bankruptcy. In this practical tip, we will tell you whether this is also possible online.

Apply for personal bankruptcy - all information

If you see no other way out, you can apply for personal bankruptcy.
To do this, you must fill out an application in which you disclose your personal and economic circumstances.
You then submit this application to your local court. In this application, you must also specify a lawyer or debt advisor.
The lawyer or debt counselor must confirm in the application that an out-of-court settlement has been sought but has failed.
Also attach a declaration of assignment to the application. With this you confirm that your income may be used to repay the debt.
You can find all forms and documents from your local debt advisor or directly from your lawyer.

You can only apply for out-of-court personal bankruptcy online.
More and more law firms and lawyers are offering such an application on their homepage.
There you have to submit the same documents as mentioned above and you can then work with the lawyer to find an out-of-court solution.
Note: Some lawyers require different documents. Therefore, first consult which documents are required.
Depending on the lawyer, this process costs around 15 to 30 euros, which you have to pay in advance.
If this out-of-court solution attempt fails, you must normally apply for personal bankruptcy at your local court as described above.
Your lawyer can best advise you.