Avoid Mistakes When Planning and Filing Illinois Bankruptcy Cases

The best-planned bankruptcy cases go unnoticed. A few debtors glide through the system without attracting attention and receive full discharges in record time. Luck is not involved, but rather each successful debtor begins planning strategically a few weeks or months in advance. These debtors know something that you don’t.

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Illinois Bankruptcy Courts - Southern District

The Illinois Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District maintains three divisional offices and serves 37 counties. The 2003 case volume was divided among the following chapters:

The maintains three offices, the East St. Louis Division, Benton Division, and Effington Division. The Court's jurisdiction extends over the counties of Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson County.

The Southern District supplies debtors with web access to petitions, schedules and related forms and documents. Also, local rules and filing instructions are available. Be aware that instructions provided are general, and are not a substitutive for competent legal advice provided by a qualified lawyer. Judges, clerks, and personnel are subject to specific Code provisions which prohibit the dissemination of what could be considered as legal counsel, advice or assistance. Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Bankruptcy Forms were amended, effective December 1, 2003, and now implement a policy adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States regarding privacy and public access to electronic case files.

Contact Information: Illinois Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District.

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