Release Notes—October 2025

Revised Means Test Numbers

• Effective October 1, 2025: The Chapter 13 Administrative Expense Multipliers for North Carolina and Alabama have been revised. These revisions are available in this update of Best Case desktop. The revised Administrative Expense Multipliers are available from the United States Courts here.

New Local Forms

• Southern District of Alabama
  • Application for Employment of Attorney as a Professional Person for a Specific Purpose in a Chapter 13 Case and Verified Statement of Disinterestedness – Effective 06/24

Revised Local Forms

• Northern District of Alabama
  • 3015-1 (c) – Certificate of Service of Chapter 13 Plan – Revised effective 04/23*
• Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 4004-3(a) – Chapter 11 Certification of Plan Completion and Request for Discharge – Revised effective 12/24
• Southern District of Mississippi
  • MSSB-1328(b)-Cert – Certification in Support of Motion for Hardship Discharge Pursuant to 11 USC § 1328(b) – Revised effective 12/24

• Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Schedule C-1 – Property Claimed as Exempt – Revised effective 09/25
• District of Vermont
  • VTB O-13 – Motion for Entry of Chapter 13 Discharge – Revised effective 04/18

Revised Chapter 13 Plans

• District of Connecticut*
  • Effective 09/25
• Southern District of Ohio*
  • Effective 08/25

New Local Forms

• District of Connecticut
  • Certificate of Service for Chapter 13 Plan(s) and Notices of Hearing*

Revised Local Forms

• Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Schedule C-1 – Property Claimed As Exempt

New Local Forms

• Middle District of Alabama
  • Objection to Claims – Effective 05/25
• Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Chapter 13 Debtor’s Certifications Regarding Domestic Support Obligations, Discharges in Prior Cases, and Section 522(Q)* – Effective 04/19
• District of Vermont
  • Debtor’s Affidavit in Support of Confirmation of a Chapter 13 Plan – Effective 12/21

Revised Local Forms

• Eastern District of California
  • Authorization to Release Information – Revised effective 07/24

Revised Means Test Numbers

• Effective November 1, 2025: The Census Bureau Median Family Income Numbers have been revised.  These revisions are available in this update of Best Case.  You can view the new Means Test numbers by changing the Expected Filing Date in Form 122A-C to November 1, 2025 or after.

New Local Forms

• District of Colorado
  • LBF 9013-1.2 Certificate of Service – Effective 12/17
• Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Certificate of Service – Effective 07/12
• District of Vermont
  • VTB Form U-2 Notice of Motion under Default Procedure – Effective 07/22

New Local Forms

• District of Colorado
  • LBF 2016-3.2 – Notice of Chapter 13 Fee Application* – Effective 12/17
  • LBF 2016-3.3 – Order Allowing and Approving Fees and Expenses for Long Form Fee Application* – Effective 12/17
  • LBF 2016-3.4 – Chapter 13 Supplemental Fee Application* – Effective 12/18
  • LBF 2016-3.5 – Order Allowing and Approving Supplemental Fees and Expenses for Supplemental Fee Application* – Effective 12/17
  • LBF 3015-1.2 – Notice of Filing of Chapter 13 Plan, Deadline for Filing Objections Thereto* – Effective 12/17
• Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Debtor’s Verified Motion to Extend Automatic Stay * – Effective 11/15
  • Notice of Objection to Claim – Effective 12/16