Texas
Lamb County, Texas
Lamb County is assigned to the Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas 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 Lamb County is assigned to
Lubbock Division, Northern District of Texas (txnb)
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.
28 U.S.C. § 124(a)(7)
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
Court charges only. What a lawyer charges is separate and varies by district and by case. Estimate the full cost →
Texas median income
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 Texas law protects
Homestead
- No fixed dollar capTexas homestead — no fixed dollar cap
Vehicle
- Set by a test other than a dollar capTexas motor vehicle — one per eligible person
Bankruptcy lawyers serving Lamb County
No firm currently participates in Lamb County. Tell Arthur what is happening and ask to be connected — the request reaches a person either way, and nothing is shared until you say so.
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