Bankruptcy court
Southern District of Indiana
The Southern District of Indiana is the federal bankruptcy court for 60 counties in Indiana, divided into 4 divisions.
Divisions and counties served
A case is filed in the division that covers the filer’s county. Each assignment below comes from the court’s own order or local rule.
Evansville Division
10 counties
Indianapolis Division
26 counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Clinton County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Fountain County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Johnson County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Union County
- Wayne County
New Albany Division
15 counties
Terre Haute Division
9 counties
How the Southern District of Indiana runs a case
Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.
- Section 341 meeting of creditors
- By Zoom video
- Chapter 13 plan form
- This district requires its own local plan form
USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors
What the Southern District of Indiana publishes
Local rules and standing orders bind cases in this district in addition to the national rules. Each link goes to the court’s own copy.
Local rules
The rules this court adds on top of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. They bind every case filed here.
- 2025
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- S.D. Ind. B-1000-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1002-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1003-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1006-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1007-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1007-2
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- S.D. Ind. B-1007-4
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- S.D. Ind. B-1007-5
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- S.D. Ind. B-1008-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1009-1
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- S.D. Ind. B-1010-1
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Showing 12 of 111 this court publishes.
Standing orders
General orders the court has entered that apply across cases rather than to one case.
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — Filing Procedures for Parties Not Represented by an Attorney
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 10-0001: Order Directing Informal Dispute Resolution in Chapter 13 Cases (New Albany Division Only)
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 12-0006: Amended Order Adopting Interim Rule 1007-1
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 16-0004 : Order Regarding Deposit and Investment of Registry Funds
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 18-0001 : Order Refunding Fees
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 20-0010 : Order Regarding Installment Fees: Payment Schedule
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 21-0002 : Order Regarding Mandatory Electronic Filing by Non-Attorneys
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 22-0002 : Refund Procedure for Erroneous Payments Made Via Pay.gov Forms Service
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 22-0003 : Loss Mitigation Program for Chapter 13 Cases
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 22-0005 : Order Concerning Status and Maintenance of General Orders
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 23-0001 : Resumption of In-Person Hearings
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- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official order — General Order 23-0002 : Presentation of Evidence During Virtual Hearings
captured 2026-07-22
Showing 12 of 23 this court publishes.
Fee schedules
What this court charges, as the court publishes it.
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official page — Fees & Installments
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official page — Filing Fee Exception
captured 2026-07-22
- Bankr. S.D. Ind. official page — Online Fee Payments
captured 2026-07-22
Related
Not yet published here
We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.
- Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
- The trustees who serve this district
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