Washington
Yakima County, Washington
A consumer bankruptcy case from Yakima County is filed in the Yakima Division of the Eastern District of Washington.
Where a Yakima County case is filed
Yakima Division, Eastern District of Washington (waeb)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wash. — Case Assignment Rules (pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 154(a), effective November 1, 2019): "cases regarding debtors with their residence, principal place of business, or principal assets in the following counties will be assigned to the bankruptcy judge with a duty station in Yakima (the 'Yakima Judge'): Adams, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, and Yakima."
The Eastern 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
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 Yakima County
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