{"id":65,"date":"2008-05-11T04:38:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T04:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2022-11-04T18:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T18:31:26","slug":"minnesota-bankruptcy-the-income-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mn-bankruptcy.com\/blog\/minnesota-bankruptcy-the-income-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Bankruptcy: The Income Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the passage of the &#8220;new law&#8221; in October of 2005, there have been rules based on level of income about who can file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Unless you are at or below the median income for the State of Minnesota based upon your family size, you can only file a Chapter 7 if you pass the so-called means test. The means test is a whole other topic, which I will have to deal with some other time. For now, however, here&#8217;s a video I posted recently on <span id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_0\" class=\"blsp-spelling-error\">Youtube<\/span> where I discuss the median income levels for Minnesota by household size.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Now Easier to Qualify for Bankruptcy &amp; Protect Your Assets\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X6VMpx_F-nM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The numbers are subject to change every few months, but I have them posted on my site on my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mn-bankruptcy.com\/chapter7\">Chapter 7 page<\/a> under the subheading of &#8220;Qualifying for Chapter 7 in Minnesota.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David J. Kelly, Attorney<br \/>\nKelly Law Office<br \/>\n11900 Wayzata Blvd. #116E<br \/>\nMinnetonka, MN 55305<br \/>\n952-544-6356<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.mn-bankruptcy.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mn-bankruptcy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.mn-bankruptcy.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the passage of the &#8220;new law&#8221; in October of 2005, there have been rules based on level of income about who can file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. 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