Virginia
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
A consumer bankruptcy case from Isle of Wight County is filed in the Norfolk Division of the Eastern District of Virginia.
Where a Isle of Wight County case is filed
Norfolk Division, Eastern District of Virginia (vaeb)
E.D. Va. Local Civil Rule 3(B)(3): "The Norfolk Division shall consist of the Cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Franklin, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Cape Charles, and the Counties of Accomack, Northampton, Isle of Wight, Southampton, 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 Isle of Wight County
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