Pennsylvania
Elk County, Pennsylvania
A consumer bankruptcy case from Elk County is filed in the Erie Division of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Where a Elk County case is filed
Erie Division, Western District of Pennsylvania (pawb)
W.PA.LBR 1002-1(a)(2): "The Erie Division is comprised of the counties of Erie, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Warren, Crawford, Forest, Mercer, and Venango."
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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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Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Elk County
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