Bankruptcy in Idaho
Idaho Bankruptcy Information
Considering Filing Bankruptcy In Idaho?
Idaho Courts
Court’s Name: District of Idaho
Court Locations
Court’s Name: District of Idaho [LIVE]
Court’s Address: James A McClure Federal Building & US Courthouse 550 West Fort St RM 400 Boise ID 83724-0042
Court’s Phone Number: Boise (208) 334-1361, Coeur d’ Alene (208) 665-6850, Pocatello (208) 478-4123
Court’s Email Address: ecfhelp@id.uscourts.gov
Court’s Hours: The Clerk’s Office is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on legal holidays.
PACER Details
PACER Address PACER Service Center, PO Box 780549, San Antonio TX 78278-0549
PACER Phone Number 800-676-6856
Filing without an Attorney
Its important that everything involved filing for your bankruptcy be done correctly from start to finish. This is why even though its not required, but it highly recommended you use a bankruptcy attorney. Learn more here
District Of Idaho bankruptcy Court Forms
Chapter 7 in Idaho
Complete liquidation. Start by filing with the court including statement of assets, income, and unexpired leases. In order to complete the Official Bankruptcy Forms that make up the petition, statement of financial affairs, and schedules, the debtor must provide the following information:
Chapter 13 in Idaho
Paying your debts off over time and allowing to keep all of your property is what consumers opt for when filing for chapter 13. If your home is under foreclosure a chapter 13 will save it given your attorney sets this up properly. You must however, still make your mortgage payments under this chapter 13 payment plan. Another advantage is that under chapter 13 is that it allows the consumer to reschedule repayments rather than pay all at once. This has proven to lower the overall payments without the direct contact with debtors. Everything is paid through a trustee.
Idaho Bankruptcy Exemptions
Real property or mobile home to $50,000 (does not double for joint debtors); sale proceeds exempt for 6 months
55-1001, 55-1002, 55-1003, 55-1003
Must record homestead exemption for property that is not yet occupied
55-1004
Alimony, child support needed for support
11-604(1)(b)
Liquor licenses
23-514
Property of business partnership
53-325
ERISA-qualified benefits
55-1101
Firefighters
72-1422
Police officers
50-1517
Public employees
59-1317
Other pensions needed for support; payments can?t be mixed with other money
11-604(1)(e)
Appliances, furnishings, books, clothing, pets, musical instruments, 1 firearm, family portraits and sentimental heirlooms to $500 per item, $5,000 total
11-605(1)
Building materials
45-514
Burial plots
11-603(1)
Crops cultivated by debtor on maximum 50 acres, to $1,000; includes water rights of 160 inches
11-605(6)
Health aids needed
11-603(2)
Jewelry to $1000
11-605(2)
Motor vehicle to $3,000
11-605(3)
Personal injury recoveries needed for support
11-605(1)(c)
Proceeds for damaged exempt property for 3 months after proceeds received
11-606
Wrongful death recoveries needed for support
11-604(1)(c)
one firearm up to $500 11-605(7)
Aid to blind, aged, disabled, AFDC
56-223
Federal, state and local public assistance
11-603(4)
General assistance
56-223
Social security
11-603(3)
Unemployment compensation
11-603(6)
Veterans? benefits
11-603(3)
Workers? compensation
72-802
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TOOLS OF TRADE
Arms, uniforms and accourtrements that peace officer, national guard or military personnel is required to keep
11-605(5)
Implements, books and tools of trade to $1,500
11-605(3)
Minimum 75% of earned but not paid wages, pension payments; bankruptcy judge may authorize more for low-income debtors
11-207
INSURANCE
Annuity contract proceeds to $350 per month
41-1836
Death or disability benefits
11-604(1)(a), 41-1834
Fraternal benefit society benefit
41-3218
Group life insurance benefits
41-1835
Homeowners? insurance proceeds to amount of homestead exemption
55-1008
Life insurance proceeds if clause prohibits proceeds from being used to pay beneficiary?s creditors
41-1930
Life insurance proceeds or avails for beneficiary or other than the insured
11-604(d), 41-1833
Medical, surgical or hospital care benefits
11-603(5)
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