WHERE DO THE FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY COURTS HEAR CASES?
Bankruptcy courts sit in federal courthouses. In the author’s district, the court currently sits in Cheyenne and Casper for Wyoming and only in Denver for Colorado. Trustees conduct meetings in various cities in each federal district. 6. WHO MAY FILE BANKRUPTCY? An individual, corporation, partnership, or husband and wife can file straight bankruptcy. 7. ARE THERE THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO FILE VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY? See question and answer number 22 below for a discussion of the educational requirements imposed by BAPCPA of 2005. There is now a pre-filing educational requirement for individuals in all chapters. See also question number 23 below for a discussion of the “means test” requirement for consumer debtors. After October 17th, 2005 debtors with excess income may not be able to gain Chapter 7 relief, leaving Chapter 13 or perhaps Chapter 11 the only options A petitioner does not apparently even have to have debts to file bankruptcy. There is no minimum amount of de
