New Jersey
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is assigned to the Newark Division of the District of New Jersey 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 Passaic County is assigned to
Newark Division, District of New Jersey (njb)
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.
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
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New Jersey median income
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Bankruptcy lawyers serving Passaic County
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