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South Dakota

Lawrence County, South Dakota

A consumer bankruptcy case from Lawrence County is filed in the Pierre Division of the District of South Dakota.

Where a Lawrence County case is filed

Pierre Division, District of South Dakota (sdb)

Appendix 1L (Counties within a Division, District of South Dakota), Local Bankruptcy Rules for the District of South Dakota (as amended June 14, 2024) — REFERENCE: Practice Pointers of Bankr. D.S.D. R. 1014-2. Counties served by the Pierre Clerk's office: the NORTHERN division (court site Aberdeen, Clerk's office Pierre) — Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, Spink, Walworth; the CENTRAL division (court site Pierre, Clerk's office Pierre) — Buffalo, Dewey, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Ziebach; and the WESTERN division (court site Rapid City, Clerk's office Pierre) — Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Pennington, Perkins.

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What it costs to file here

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South Dakota median income

Median annual income, household of one
$69,190

USTP Median Family Income (2026-07-15 period)

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 South Dakota 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

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Bankruptcy lawyers serving Lawrence County

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