Means Test Calculator for Your County, For Cases Filed on or after April 1, 2024

            
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  Means Test Calculator for Your County, For Cases Filed on or after April 1, 2024 
               
              The Means Test Calculator is an automated version of the official three-part test form. Just choose your zip code, and the calculator applies the relevant state median income and county living standards, based on the number of persons in your household, your marital status and what county you live in.            

The free bankruptcy means test calculator is a free, automated version of the official Means Test Form you must file with the court.
This free automated version:
applies the state median income standards for Florida, and
applies the standard allowed expense deductions for Your County 
and does the means test form calculations, based on the information you put in...
...to help you determine whether you pass the "means test" for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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Means Test Calculator Table of ContentsThe means test spans three forms and more than 50 questions about your income and expenses. Here's a line by line TOC with direct links to our Means Test Calculator.
Florida Median Income For Bankruptcy Means Test -  For Cases on or after November 1, 2022The means test initially looks to see if your household income is above or below median for a household your size in Florida.
What Is the Means Test?The 2005 Bankruptcy Law (BAPCPA) created the means test, ostensibly to prevent people from abusing bankruptcy. The means test mans you can't file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy if your income is above the median income for Florida, or your allowed expenses leave enough disposable income to fund  pay some of your debts over 5 years. In fact, most people who file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy have no trouble passing the means test. 

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