Kentucky
Pendleton County, Kentucky
Pendleton County is assigned to the Covington Division of the Eastern District of Kentucky 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 Pendleton County is assigned to
Covington Division, Eastern District of Kentucky (kyeb)
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.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Ky. — Counties by Division (Division 2 / Covington): Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson
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 →
Kentucky 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 Kentucky law protects
This state allows a choice between the state list and the federal list. Which state's law is available is set by 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(A) from the filer's domicile before filing, not from where they live today.
Homestead
- $31,575Federal residence, cooperative, or burial-plot exemption
Vehicle
- $5,025Federal one-motor-vehicle exemption
Wildcard
- Set by a test other than a dollar capFederal wildcard exemption
Bankruptcy lawyers serving Pendleton County
No firm currently participates in Pendleton 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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