Virginia
Newport News city, Virginia
A consumer bankruptcy case from Newport News city is filed in the Newport News Division of the Eastern District of Virginia.
Where a Newport News city case is filed
Newport News Division, Eastern District of Virginia (vaeb)
E.D. Va. Local Civil Rule 3(B)(2): "The Newport News Division shall consist of the Cities of Newport News, Hampton and Williamsburg, and the Counties of York, James City, Gloucester, Mathews, 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
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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
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