NEW FEATURES
All new premium users will see an onboarding checklist upon login and in their Account Settings to assist with setup and familiarity of NextChapter. This is a great addition for new staff joining your firm!
With the new changes to the Attorney Fee Disclosure, users needed more space for lines 5d and 6.
Doc Creator Fixes & Enhancements
We have made some enhancements to our Doc Creator tool! You can now save your exported documents directly to Client Document Storage and add a header to selected pages.
With the courts’ updates requiring MFA for all logins, NextChapter added this process to the app so that all users can file seamlessly.
UI Enhancement
Per several user requests, we added the filing date to the top of the case so that it is visible wherever you are within your case.
UPDATES
District Specific Filing Updates
Nebraska: Updated filing process to include SSN event code
Minnesota: added event code, Debtor's Certifications Regarding Domestic Support Obligations (Local Form 4004-1) and Section 522(q) (chapter 7 only)
Florida Middle: added event code, Statement of Corporate Ownership
Arizona: added event code, Declaration re: Electronic Filing
District Specific Case Updates
New Jersey: Option to include 122A/C-2 if there is no presumption of abuse
California Southern: Updated creditor matrix formatting to single column
Form Updates
Chapter 13 Debtor's Certifications Regarding Domestic Support updated as of 4/1/25
Attorney Disclosure of Compensation (Form 2030) updated 12/20/25
Wisconsin Western: Pay Advices Cover Sheet added to Local Forms Library with “Create” option
Minnesota: Certifications Regarding Domestic Support Obligations with “Create” option
COMING SOON:
We recently surveyed our annual plan subscribers, and your feedback is already shaping what we’re building next. Here’s a preview of what’s on the roadmap:
AI-Powered Pay Advices
Pay advices are one of the most time-consuming parts of case preparation. We’re starting here by building AI-powered tools to help generate and review pay advices faster and with less manual work.
A More Seamless MFA Experience
Security is critical, but it shouldn’t slow you down. We’re working toward a more streamlined, cohesive multi-factor authentication experience that reduces friction while keeping accounts secure.
A Full Chapter 13 Audit
We’re conducting a comprehensive review of our Chapter 13 workflows, working through districts one at a time—starting with the most widely used—to ensure everything is accurate, up to date and working exactly as expected.
BUSINESS CHAPTER 11 UPDATES:
Business Chapter 11 filings are on the rise, and we’ve been expanding the platform to better support firms handling these more complex cases. We know these matters often involve significantly larger datasets, so we’ve made performance improvements on the back end to ensure faster load times and smoother workflows.
Some of the other updates include:
Dynamic Forms for greater flexibility when completing filings
Chapter 11 Final Reports can now be completed directly within the app
Monthly Operating Report can be created in Additional Documents > Local Forms
Our first version of the liquidation analysis tool is now available. It’s intentionally lightweight to start, and we’re excited to build on it. If you have examples or ideas for how this feature should evolve, we’d love your input—email us at hello@nextchapterbk.com.
Form Preview Helper - Now available for business cases, this feature is designed to help you navigate the app and populate your forms! With this feature, you can see exactly where every line of every form can be completed, access all articles from our Help Center, and easily edit any line - all within Preview.