Montana
Lake County, Montana
A consumer bankruptcy case from Lake County is filed in the Missoula Division of the District of Montana.
Where a Lake County case is filed
Missoula Division, District of Montana (mtb)
Mont. LBR 5001-2(c) (Divisions of Court): "(c) Missoula Division: Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, and Sanders."
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 →
Montana 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 Montana 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 Lake County
No firm currently participates in Lake 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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