Filing Requirements - Involuntary Petition

An Involuntary Petition may be commenced only under chapters 7 or 11 of Title 11, and only against a person, except a farmer, family farmer, or a corporation that is not a moneyed, business, or commercial corporation, that may be a debtor under the chapter under which such case is commenced.

Debtor can be a corporation, partnership or individual (no joint petitions; wife and husband must be filed separately).

For further clarification on involuntary petitions, see:

              Title 11, United States Code § 303
              Bankruptcy Rules 1010, 1011 & 1013