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Bankruptcy court

Western District of Arkansas

The Western District of Arkansas is the federal bankruptcy court for 34 counties in Arkansas, divided into 6 divisions.

Divisions and counties served

Each county below is assigned to a division by the court’s own order or local rule.

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.

El Dorado Division

6 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. & W.D. Ark. — Arkansas County Map and Division Assignment Table; Arkansas County Codes (City/County/Division List): El Dorado Division (Div. 1)

Fayetteville Division

3 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. & W.D. Ark. — Arkansas County Map and Division Assignment Table; Arkansas County Codes (City/County/Division List): Fayetteville Division (Div. 5)

Fort Smith Division

7 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. & W.D. Ark. — Arkansas County Map and Division Assignment Table; Arkansas County Codes (City/County/Division List): Fort Smith Division (Div. 2)

Harrison Division

6 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. & W.D. Ark. — Arkansas County Map and Division Assignment Table; Arkansas County Codes (City/County/Division List): Harrison Division (Div. 3)

Hot Springs Division

5 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. & W.D. Ark. — Arkansas County Map and Division Assignment Table; Arkansas County Codes (City/County/Division List): Hot Springs Division (Div. 6)

Texarkana Division

7 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. & W.D. Ark. — Arkansas County Map and Division Assignment Table; Arkansas County Codes (City/County/Division List): Texarkana Division (Div. 4)

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How the Western District of Arkansas runs a case

Practices this court sets for itself. They differ from district to district, which is why a national answer cannot supply them.

Section 341 meeting of creditors
By Zoom video

USTP Instructions for Joining a Zoom § 341(a) Meeting of Creditors

Chapter 13 plan form
This district requires its own local plan form

U.S. Bankr. Ct. E. & W. Dists. Ark., Chapter 13 Plan Arkansas

Local rules and standing orders

We have not collected the Western District of Arkansas’s local rules yet. The court publishes them on its own site.

Related

Not yet published here

We have not collected these for this court, so this page does not show them. The court’s own site is the authority meanwhile.

  • Courthouse street addresses, filing-counter hours and clerk phone numbers
  • The trustees who serve this district

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