Virginia
Arlington County, Virginia
A consumer bankruptcy case from Arlington County is filed in the Alexandria Division of the Eastern District of Virginia.
Where a Arlington County case is filed
Alexandria Division, Eastern District of Virginia (vaeb)
E.D. Va. Local Civil Rule 3(B)(1): "The Alexandria Division shall consist of the City of Alexandria and the Counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Fauquier, Arlington, Prince William, and Stafford and any other city or town geographically within the exterior boundaries of said counties."
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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Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Arlington County
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