Quote Quoting lindabresee
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My question involves bankruptcy in the state of: California.
Can a person file for Bankruptcy in a different county than where they reside. It would be good for privacy reasons .

This question is asked because of the legal postings in newspapers.

A Petition for Bankruptcy is filed in a United States court. There is NOT one in every state county. Depending on the size of the state these courts can # from 1-4? Your attorney will file the Petition in the court of jurisdiction, whether it is your county or 5 counties away.

If I remember correctly there are 90+ US district courts in the country.

I don't have my World Almanac by my side, but by the map online, CA has 4 District courts, therefore 4 BK courts, Nothern, Southern, Eastern, Central.

You need to locate the court nearest you, it could be MILES away!