What do I need to bring when I'm meeting a trustee?

At the 341 creditors' meeting you need to take a Social Security card, W2, or other acceptable identification, along with a driver's license. At least one week before the meeting you should provide the trustee with 6 months of bank statements, 2 years of income tax returns, and 7 months of paystubs (in this jurisdiction). If he wants other documentation, he'll ask for it. The trustees in this jurisdiction aren't usually interested in timeshares.

Presumably your attorney will have sent the Trustee your tax return and pat advices prior to the creditor meeting. You would only need to bring your SS card and picture ID such as your driver's license. Any other documents would depend of whether your attorney suggests you bring them of if the Trustee requests some documentation in advance.

Everything required by the local rules.

When you meet with the trustee, you need to bring your drivers license and your social security card. Everything else should have been provided at least ten days before the meeting.

The notice that you receive from the court regarding your meeting should tell you what you must bring. You may also be contacted by your trustee in advance of the meeting. Read all your mail very carefully.

Normally, it is required that you provide in advance of the hearing your most recently filed federal tax return and pay stubs for the prior 6 months. If the trustee wants additional documents he will send you a written request prior to the meeting.

Every trustee has different requirements, but most trustees need documents within 10 days of filing your bankruptcy. If you provide the documents at your meeting, the trustee will not have enough time to review your paperwork and may require you to return on another day. Typical examples would be tax returns and bank records. Some trustees require pay stubs, divorce decree, and retirement statements.

I don't know what jurisdiction you are in but here in Southern District of California, supporting documents must be provided to the Trustee within 14 days after the case is filed. Trustee's contact information is provided on the Notice of Bankruptcy filing. Here, we are required to provide certain pay stubs or profit & loss statements if debtor is self-employed to document the household's income, most recent filed federal tax return, and various other items: bank statements, vehicle registration, valuations of property like real estate & vehicles, recent statements of retirement accounts, investment accounts, mortgages and car loans. To the meeting, I bring the entire client's file (which includes the petition, supporting documents - which were previously electronically provided to the Trustee) and anything else I've received from the debtors just in case). My clients bring nothing but their social security card and a driver's license. If you are self represented you should do research and find out what your district requires you to provide to the Trustee. If you don't provide the necessary paperwork, technically the case can be dismissed but most Trustees instead set up another hearing and give you extra time to get the documents they need. If you don't provide documents and don't show up for the initial hearing or the continued hearing, the Trustee will motion to dismiss the case.

In Arizona you receive a letter from the trustee with a list of required documents. I don't know what the procedure is in your state. Talk to your attorney or, if you do not have an attorney, to the trustee.