Washington
Whatcom County, Washington
A consumer bankruptcy case from Whatcom County is filed in the Seattle Division of the Western District of Washington.
Where a Whatcom County case is filed
Seattle Division, Western District of Washington (wawb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wash. — Local Bankruptcy Rule 1072-1: after listing the Tacoma counties (Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum), "All other cases shall be filed at Seattle." (i.e., the remaining Western District counties: Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom)
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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
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 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 Whatcom County
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