Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota
A consumer bankruptcy case from St. Louis County is filed in the Duluth Division of the District of Minnesota.
Where a St. Louis County case is filed
Duluth Division, District of Minnesota (mnb)
28 U.S.C. § 103 — District of Minnesota, Fifth Division comprises the counties of 'Aitkin, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, and Saint Louis' and is held at Duluth; the U.S. Bankruptcy Court assigns the Fifth Division to its Duluth office (mnb.uscourts.gov 'Duluth' division page). St. Louis (the Duluth courthouse / office-seat county) and Crow Wing are not shaded on the divisional map and are assigned here via the statute.
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
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Minnesota 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 Minnesota law protects
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 St. Louis County
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