Husband and wife may file one New Jersey Bankruptcy petition - a "joint petition" - or separate New Jersey Bankruptcy petitions. If husband and wife file a joint Bankruptcy petition, they have to follow all document filing requirements for individual New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtors.
Married individuals filling a New Jersey Bankruptcy Case get together the information asked for by the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court regardless of whether they file a joint petition, separate petitions or if just one spouse files a New Jersey Bankruptcy petition. When only one spouse files a New Jersey Bankruptcy Case, the non-filing spouse's income and expenses are given to the New Jersey Bankruptcy Trustee to allow that the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court, the New Jersey Bankruptcy Trustee and creditors to determine the New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor's household's financial position.