Ohio
Lake County, Ohio
A consumer bankruptcy case from Lake County is filed in the Cleveland Division of the Northern District of Ohio.
Where a Lake County case is filed
Cleveland Division, Northern District of Ohio (ohnb)
N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Eastern Division, Cleveland — Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain
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 →
Ohio 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 Ohio law protects
Homestead
- $182,625Ohio adjusted homestead
Vehicle
- $5,025Ohio adjusted motor vehicle
Wildcard
- $625Ohio adjusted cash
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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