Illinois
Wayne County, Illinois
A consumer bankruptcy case from Wayne County is filed in the Benton Division of the Southern District of Illinois.
Where a Wayne County case is filed
Benton Division, Southern District of Illinois (ilsb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ill. — Case Assignment Map, Benton Division (green "Digit 4" + gray "Digit 6"): Randolph, Washington, Perry, Jackson, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Franklin, Hamilton, White, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Fayette, Effingham, Cumberland, Clark, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Marion, Richland, Lawrence, Wabash.
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 Wayne County
No firm currently participates in Wayne 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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