QUESTION
Can I file bankruptcy in a different county?
Asked on Nov 22nd, 2016 on Bankruptcy - Oregon
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Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Attorney serving Powell, OH
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Ronald K. Nims
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Bankruptcy is filed in Federal Court. For the Southern District of Ohio you can file in Columbus, Dayton or Cincinnati. You must file in the district where you have lived during the past 6 months.
Answered on Jan 02nd, 2017 at 5:41 PM
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Counties are mostly irrelevant as to filing a bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a federal matter. and a bankruptcy petition should-with rare exceptions, be filed with the Clerk of the Federal District Court for the district in which you live. For example, Wisconsin has two federal districts, with headquarters in Milwaukee ('eastern district') and Madison ('western district'). The only time counties matter for these purposes is that the boundaries between federal districts in a state often follow county lines.
Answered on Dec 29th, 2016 at 5:53 AM
Many other countries have bankruptcy laws, but I am not qualified to explain what the qualifications are to file bankruptcy in those countries.
Answered on Dec 29th, 2016 at 5:53 AM
In the county you reside on the date of filing.
Answered on Dec 29th, 2016 at 5:53 AM
Bankruptcy cases are filed in the US Bankruptcy Court, which is a federal court. You file your case in the federal district in which you reside, not in the county court. Oregon only has one federal district, and there are divisions within Oregon, and all cases are filed in either the Portland or Eugene divisions.
Answered on Dec 29th, 2016 at 5:52 AM