New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey
A consumer bankruptcy case from Bergen County is filed in the Newark Division of the District of New Jersey.
Where a Bergen County case is filed
Newark Division, District of New Jersey (njb)
D.N.J. LBR 1002-1 — "The Newark vicinage consists of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Union counties."
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 →
New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 Bergen County
No firm currently participates in Bergen 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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