The Bankruptcy Club & Supporters Club

bizzylizzy

I was told to take it all with me when I went to court.

L3ighton

you mean take £475 to court, how long does it take to get to court and how would i know which court it would be? are you goin through the process at the moment?

sandralovescats

L3ighton wrote:

you mean take £475 to court, how long does it take to get to court and how would i know which court it would be? are you goin through the process at the moment?

You usually have to make an appointment with the Court.

Your Court has to be the County Court which is local to you, one which deals with bankruptcy

http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk

Yes, the funds must be taken to Court on the appointed day. The £150 can be waived if you are on certain benefits, there is a court application form to complete for this.

L3ighton

do you know how long this all takes?

sandralovescats

Sometimes you will wait one week for an appointment - my local court is currently six weeks. Brighton Court is running 4 months' behind!

sandralovescats

You take your paperwork to court and are declared bankrupt by the Judge. You then have an appointment with the OR.

The bankruptcy lasts for 12 months maximum. Early discharge is possible as early as 5 months.

Mike_St_Helens

sandralovescats wrote:

You take your paperwork to court and are declared bankrupt by the Judge. You then have an appointment with the OR.

The bankruptcy lasts for 12 months maximum. Early discharge is possible as early as 5 months.

Liverpool court is 1 week....

I have been advised by my OR that they will apply for ED after the MINIMUM 3 months, so sandra is very right in saying it takes around 5 months

tammyfshr

hi with the other money for the court(the amount that you dont have to pay if you are on benifits)where do we get the form from and do we fill it in before or when we get to the court?

sandralovescats

You can download the form from the web, link below -

Also you can get one from the County Court. You can go and take your form for rebate in to the Court and see if you would qualify, then be ready for the br day.

Form EX 160

http://www.churchfieldbooks.co.uk/bookimages/ex160a.jpg



Do I have to pay court fees ?
You may not have to pay a court fee if:

a) You are on Income Support, or

b) Working Tax Credit, where child tax credit is being paid or there is a disability or severe disability element and the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of working tax credit is £15,450 or less, or

c) Income based Jobseekers Allowance, or

d) Guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002, or

e) Payment of a fee would cause hardship to you.

f) You are in receipt of "Legal Help" from a solicitor, or

g) You are in receipt of a "funding certificate" from the Legal Services Commission. You must complete court form "Ex160", (application for a fee exemption or remission) for each court fee you cannot pay for one of the above reasons.

Mike_St_Helens

sandralovescats wrote:

You can download the form from the web, I will see if I can find the link for you.

Also you can get one from the County Court. You can go and take your form for rebate in to the Court and see if you would qualify, then be ready for the br day.

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