JOINT ADMINISTRATION/CONSOLIDATION
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
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(a) Cases Involving Spouses. The estates of spouses filing a joint petition will be deemed consolidated under 11 U.S.C. § 302(b) unless otherwise ordered on the motion of a party in interest. (b) All Other Cases. The Court may enter an order of joint administration, after consideration of appropriate factors, upon the filing by the debtors of a motion for joint administration pursuant to Federal Bankruptcy Rule 1015, supported by an affidavit, declaration, Ver.
25.01 (December 1, 2025) 8 or verification, which establishes that the joint administration of two or more cases pending in the Court under Title 11 is warranted and will ease the administrative burden for the Court and the parties. The Court may reconsider an order of joint administration entered in accordance with this Rule upon motion of any party in interest at any time, and such order is for procedural purposes only and does not cause a substantive consolidation of the respective debtors’ estates.