Palisades Park, NJ asked in Bankruptcy for New Jersey

Q: I need help filing for bankruptcy

I just moved from Texas to New Jersey in the last two months and I’m not sure which state to file in and I am looking at a chapter 13 bankruptcy

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Stuart Nachbar
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Stuart Nachbar
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  • Bankruptcy Lawyer
  • Livingston, NJ
  • Licensed in New Jersey

A: One needs to be a resident for 180 days to file in the venue they reside.

Leonard R. Boyer
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  • Bankruptcy Lawyer
  • Clifton, NJ
  • Licensed in New Jersey

A: You have not lived in New Jersey to file for Bankruptcy in New Jersey. There is also a major difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, but no one here can help you with no real information. So please rewrite a more specific question.

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
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  • Bankruptcy Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY

A: Jurisdiction is in Texas until you have been in NJ for 180 days.

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