Utah Bankruptcy - UT bankruptcy court, lawyers & attorneys

Filing for bankruptcy in Utah State

Utah allows federal exemptions to be used in addition to state exemptions. These include:

Homestead - Property, mobile home or water rights up to $10,000 is exempt. Husband and wife may double.

Personal property - Animals, books and musical instrument sup to $500, artwork done by a member of the family, bed, bedding, carpets, washer and dryer, burial plots, clothing excluding furs and jewelry, food to last 3 months, furnishings and appliances to $500, health aids, motor vehicle to $2,500, heirlooms to $500, personal injury recoveries, refrigerator, freezer, microwave, stove and sewing machine, wrongful death recoveries

Insurance - Disability, illness, medical and/or hospital benefits, life insurance cash value to $1,500

Miscellaneous - Alimony, child support, property of business partnership

Pension - ERISA-qualified benefits, public employees and other pensions needed for support

Public benefits - AFDC, crime victims' compensation, general assistance, unemployment compensation, veterans' benefits, workers' compensation

Tools of trade - Tools of trade to $3,500, National Guard property, motor vehicle to $2,500

Wages - At least 75 percent of unpaid wages, pension payments

Utah Bankruptcy Law

There is one Utah District Bankruptcy Court:

Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse
350 South Main Street
Room 301
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
(801) 524-6687

Contact certified bankruptcy lawyers and bankruptcy attorneys based in Utah through these firms:

Salt Lake City

Whatcott Barrett & Hagen, PC
1846 South 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 521-3328

Stoel Rives LLP
201 South Main Street
Suite 1100
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 578-6979