Where Do I File My New Jersey Bankruptcy Case?

There is a United States Bankruptcy Court t for each federal judicial district in the United States of America and each state has one or more federal judicial districts. There are 90 United States Bankruptcy Districts across the country. New Jersey has only one United States District Court - the United States District Court, District of New Jersey - and there are 3 different locations in which United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey judges hear cases.


The New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor's Bankruptcy petition must generally be filed as follows:

  • if the New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor is a person, the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court serving the area in which the New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor lives
  • if the New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor is a business, the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court serving the area in which the New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor is organized or where its principal place of business or principal assets are located.


 

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In New Jersey, there are 3 different New Jersey Bankruptcy Court locations:

  • Camden, New Jersey - the United States Bankruptcy Court For The District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage. The Camden Vicinage includes Atlantic County, part of Burlington Count (Cinnaminson, Delran, Edgewater Park, Evesham/Marlton, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Mt. Laurel, Palmyra, Riverside and Riverton), Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County and Salem County.
  • Trenton, New Jersey - the United States Bankruptcy Court For The District of New Jersey, Trenton Vicinage.
  • Newark, New Jersey - the United States Bankruptcy Court For The District of New Jersey, Newark Vicinage. The Newark Vicinage includes Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Morris County, Passaic County, Sussex County and Union County.


The term "vicinage" means "neighborhood". The New Jersey Bankruptcy Court will automatically assign a New Jersey Bankruptcy Case to the correct New Jersey Bankruptcy Court vicinage based on the New Jersey Bankruptcy Debtor's zip code listed on the New Jersey Bankruptcy petition when the case is first filed.