Illinois
Montgomery County, Illinois
A consumer bankruptcy case from Montgomery County is filed in the Springfield Division of the Central District of Illinois.
Where a Montgomery County case is filed
Springfield Division, Central District of Illinois (ilcb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Ill. — Springfield Division, "Cases from the counties listed below are to be filed in the Springfield divisional office": Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, DeWitt, Greene, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby.
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 →
Illinois 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 Illinois law protects
This state has opted out of the federal exemptions — the state list is the one that applies.
Homestead
- $50,000Illinois homestead
Vehicle
- $3,600Illinois one-motor-vehicle exemption
Wildcard
- $4,000Illinois other-property exemption
Bankruptcy lawyers serving Montgomery County
No firm currently participates in Montgomery 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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