South Dakota
Moody County, South Dakota
Moody County is assigned to the Sioux Falls Division of the District of South Dakota under the court's own assignment rule. Which court a case may be filed in is decided separately, by 28 U.S.C. § 1408.
The court Moody County is assigned to
Sioux Falls Division, District of South Dakota (sdb)
Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.
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 Sioux Falls Clerk's office: the SOUTHERN division (court site Sioux Falls, Clerk's office Sioux Falls) — Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, Yankton.
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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South Dakota median income
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Bankruptcy lawyers serving Moody County
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