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Bankruptcy Dollar Amounts Set to Rise April 1, 2022, by a Significant Amount

February 28, 2022

Every three years on April 1, the dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code are adjusted to account for inflation. The April 1, 2022, increase will be nearly 11%, far greater than the approximately 6.2% increase three years ago.

Bankruptcy Code section 104 requires the Judicial Conference of the United States to publish the changes at least a month before they take effect. On February 4, 2022, the Judicial Conference published this year's increase in the Federal Register. The nearly 11% increase in statutory dollar limits will affect nearly everything in bankruptcy that has a dollar limit, including

Anyone who relies on specific dollar limits in the Bankruptcy Code should be sure to take notice of these changes.

Michigan has dollar limits for its own set of state-specific bankruptcy exemptions, and its dollar limits increase every three years as well. They increase on a different three-year cycle, though. They were last increased March 1, 2020, and are not set to increase again until 2023.

Miller Canfield advises clients regarding their rights in bankruptcy cases and related matters. Should you have any questions or wish assistance, please feel free to contact us.

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