Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
A consumer bankruptcy case from Susquehanna County is filed in the Wilkes-Barre Division of the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Where a Susquehanna County case is filed
Wilkes-Barre Division, Middle District of Pennsylvania (pamb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pa. — Case Assignments (12/11/23), Wilkes-Barre Office 5 counties: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming
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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
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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 Susquehanna County
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