Alabama
Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone County is assigned to the Huntsville Division of the Northern District of Alabama under the court's own assignment rule. Which court a case may be filed in is decided separately, by 28 U.S.C. § 1408.
The court Limestone County is assigned to
Huntsville Division, Northern District of Alabama (alnb)
Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.
This district is administered by a Bankruptcy Administrator rather than the United States Trustee.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ala. — Realignment of Divisions (effective October 1, 2025): "Northern Division ... Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan Counties" (office in Huntsville)
What it costs to file here
- Chapter 7 — total court charges at filing
- $338
- Chapter 13 — total court charges at filing
- $313
28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(1)(B); Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule, Item 8
Court charges only. What a lawyer charges is separate and varies by district and by case. Estimate the full cost →
Alabama median income
The means test compares household income to the published median for the same household size. Being above it is not a bar to filing. Compare your household →
What Alabama law protects
This state has opted out of the federal exemption list for debtors whose applicable exemption law is this state's law. Which state's law applies is set by 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(A) from where the filer was domiciled before filing, not from where they live today — and § 522(b)(3) still allows the federal list where that domicile rule would otherwise leave a debtor with no exemptions at all.
Homestead
- $56,400Alabama homestead — resident age 62+ or individual with disability
- $18,800Alabama ordinary homestead — 2024 adjustment
More than one amount is current here — which applies depends on facts a lawyer would confirm.
Wildcard
- $9,400Alabama personal-property exemption — 2024 adjustment
Bankruptcy lawyers serving Limestone County
No firm currently participates in Limestone County. Tell Arthur what is happening and ask to be connected — the request reaches a person either way, and nothing is shared until you say so.
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