Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A consumer bankruptcy case from Lancaster County is filed in the Reading Division of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Where a Lancaster County case is filed
Reading Division, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (paeb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pa. — Counties Served by Division: "Reading Division serves: Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Lancaster"
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania in detail →Court source →
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 Lancaster County
No firm currently participates in Lancaster 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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