Tennessee
Lake County, Tennessee
A consumer bankruptcy case from Lake County is filed in the Jackson Division of the Western District of Tennessee.
Where a Lake County case is filed
Jackson Division, Western District of Tennessee (tnwb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee, L.B.R. 1002-1 n.1: "The Eastern Division of this Judicial District at Jackson consists of the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Perry, and Weakley."
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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Tennessee median income
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What Tennessee 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 Lake County
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