Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - How do you petition for bankruptcy? - Phone your local county court and ask for a bankruptcy petition to be sent to you. It will arrive as a big envelope with a form in to complete - it is detailed so just work through it. When you have filled it out call them again and book a date. Then you go an a judge looks over it, asks you questions and decides if they will grant it or not. If they do they send your details to the official receiver who deals with the settling of debts and if you have to have any property sold etc. You can get help at the citizens advice bureau if you need help to fill out the form. -