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Virginia Bankruptcy Courts - Western District

The Virginia Bankruptcy Court for the Western District maintains three divisional offices which serve 47 counties. The 2007 case volume, divided by chapter, was as follows:

District Total Ch 7 Ch 11 Ch 12 Ch 13
Western 13,041 10,976 30 2 2,132

The Eastern District maintains divisional offices in Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Harrisonburg. These divisions serve counties of Albemarle, Allegheny, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Clarke, Craig, Cumberland, Dickenson, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greene, Halifax, Henry, Highland, Lee, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoah, Smith, Tazewell, Warren Washington, Wise, and Wythe County.

The Western District provides examples of petitions, schedules, forms, local rules and official instructions that may be useful when filing. Be aware that instructions provided are general, and are not a substitutive for legal advice which may provided by a qualified attorney. The Code prohibits judges, clerks and personnel to provide debtors with information that may be construed as legal counsel. This provision applies equally to debtors, creditors, and parties in interest. Individual filing pro se may call trustees and inquire about case status. Trustee offices generally explain the basis of all objections filed.

To contact the court, see: Virginia Bankruptcy court for the Western District of Virginia.

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