California
Sacramento County, California
A consumer bankruptcy case from Sacramento County is filed in the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California.
Where a Sacramento County case is filed
Sacramento Division, Eastern District of California (caeb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Cal. — "Before You Begin" ("Petitions from Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba counties will be assigned to the Sacramento Division")
The Eastern District of California in detail →Court source →
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 →
California 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 California law protects
This state has opted out of the federal exemptions — the state list is the one that applies.
Homestead
- Set by a test other than a dollar capCalifornia Article 4 homestead — annual county-median formula
- $36,750California § 703.140(b)(1) residence interest
More than one amount is current here — which applies depends on facts a lawyer would confirm.
Vehicle
- $8,625California § 703.140(b)(2) motor vehicles
Wildcard
- Set by a test other than a dollar capCalifornia § 703.140(b)(5) wildcard
Bankruptcy lawyers serving Sacramento County
No firm currently participates in Sacramento 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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