Tennessee
Lake County, Tennessee
Lake County is assigned to the Jackson Division of the Western District of Tennessee 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 Lake County is assigned to
Jackson Division, Western District of Tennessee (tnwb)
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.
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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Bankruptcy lawyers serving Lake County
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