Do you have to be a resident of the state you file bankruptcy in?
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You must be a resident of the state you file in for 90 days before you can file in that state. If you are not a resident for at least that time you must file in the state where you had your primary residence over the last 180 days.
To be considered a resident you need to do the following items.
1. Register your vehicle in the state of Florida
2. Obtain a Florida Drivers Licence
3. Register to vote in the county you are living in
4. An affidavit filed with the county Comptroller's Office in the County Courthouse
So if you are thinking to do a temporary thing, that is probably not going to work. You would have to go to Florida to work and then return to Indiana to file.
YEAH...
Yes you do.
You must be a resident of the state you are filing in (like OC says).
The reason is because prior to 2003, many people went to differant states to take advantage of more lenient exclusion laws. Every state has differant rules, and you can get much better treatment from those states.
So, in 2003 when the new bankruptcy laws were passed, residency laws were added.
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