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"Virginia Bankruptcy Listing"
Current pending Virginia bankruptcy cases are listed on the court's docket. The PACER system is a federal
data base which is available online, for a fee, which provides access to the docket listing and case
information.
| Rule 5003 of the Federal Bankruptcy Rules of Procedure provides, in part, " (d)
Index of Cases; Certificate of Search. The clerk shall keep indices of all cases and adversary proceedings
as prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. On request, the
clerk shall make a search of any index and papers in the clerk's custody and certify whether a case or
proceeding has been filed in or transferred to the court or if a discharge has been entered in its records." |
On March 5, 2004 the Virginia Bankruptcy Courts adopted newly adjusted dollar amounts which apply throughout
the Code. The changes became effective April1, 2004. The adjusted amounts affect the values throughout carious
Code sections, including the eligibility requirement for debtors who file Chapter 13, the value of claims which
the Code treats as a priority claim, the amount of creditor claims need to instigate an involuntary petition,
and the amount of luxury goods and services which may be considered nondischargeable if acquired within 30 days
of filing. These changes to Virginia bankruptcy law were based on the Consumer Price Index published by the US
Dept. of Labor, and increase values to reflect rising prices. These changes became mandatory every three years
beginning in 1994.
Back to Virginia Bankruptcy Court words & phrases.
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