Washington
Lewis County, Washington
A consumer bankruptcy case from Lewis County is filed in the Tacoma Division of the Western District of Washington.
Where a Lewis County case is filed
Tacoma Division, Western District of Washington (wawb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wash. — Local Bankruptcy Rule 1072-1: "cases in which the debtor resides, or has its principal place of business or principal assets, in the counties of Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum, shall be filed at Tacoma."
The Western District of Washington in detail →Court source →
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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Washington median income
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What Washington 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 Lewis County
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