The first steps to filing bankruptcy are to take your first class. It is online and called the Creditor Counseling Class, or Bankruptcy first class. It should only cost a few dollars. The second step is to gather some documents. Bankruptcy requires a lot of documents. The main documents required to file are the last six months of your paystubs, the last three months of your bank statements, and the last two years of your taxes. There will be other documents requested by the bankruptcy trustee (the judge’s helper), but that will be after you file.