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Does My Stimulus Check Count as Income If I File Bankruptcy in New Jersey

If you are thinking about filing bankruptcy a New Jersey bankruptcy because you are unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic or are already in a Chapter 13 repayment plan in New Jersey, you may be wondering “will my stimulus check count as income if I file Bankruptcy?” Fortunately, if you are filing bankruptcy in New Jersey, the United States Trustee’s office recently provided an answer to this question that many individuals in New Jersey are wondering. on April 7, 2020  the United States Trustee’s office, stated that stimulus checks should not be included when calculating an individual’s current monthly income on the New Jersey Means Test. 

Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Staten Island

The bankruptcy Means Test in New York allows only people who are under a certain income limit and truly need the relief of a Chapter 7 to file. To pass the Chapter 7 Means Test, you must fall under the median income for a household of the same size in New York.