Federal Building
210 Walnut, Room 783
(2nd and Walnut)
Des Moines, IA 50309
There is a map to the Federal Building in the file folder Jeff gave you at the office meeting.
Federal Building Links & Maps
Des Bankruptcy Court Official Site
Mapquest: Mapquest Map to Federal Building
Downtown Map: Des Moines Downtown Map with Federal Building indicated
HEARING VIDEO
Iowa Bankruptcy Court/Des Moines Location
Parking- You may find it easiest to park on a meter on 2nd Street or Walnut. Beware the meters marked No Parking before 9am or after 4pm. If you are close to these times do not park there. Or you can park in any of the downtown garages on the Skywalk and walk to the Federal Building. If you park on the Skywalk, you will enter the Federal Building on the 2nd Floor.
What happens at he Hearing?
Hearings are held Monday through Friday starting as early as 8am or as late as 4pm. Your actual hearing will normally take less than five minutes but you don't know when you will be called within your hour but you will normally be called within an hour.
*Be 30 minutes early (this allows time to find parking, find the building, get through security, find the room etc.) If you do not come to downtown Des Moines often you will be surprised at how long all this takes.
There is a Cafeteria one floor down on the 6th Floor if you are especially early and would like to relax before arriving at the hearing room 30 minutes ahead of your time. Jeff will look for you in the hearing room.
*Bring:
__Photo ID
__Social Security Card or W2/Tax Return to prove your Social Security Number
__Most recent wage statement from work
__Most recent statement on each bank account
You will see everything from jeans to suits, so just wear whatever you are comfortable in.
The hearing room is on the 7th floor. The first room you enter will be the waiting room. You can wait there for Jeff or go on in the hearing room and listen to some other hearings if you want to get a feel for what to expect. Jeff will normally arrive 10-15 minutes before the hearing, give you a copy of your petition to review while you wait, make sure you have your photo ID, proof of social security number, bank and wage statements and have your sign a form that says you did take the financial management class.
The trustee (an attorney appointed by the Court to administer your case) will swear you in, ask you if you listed all your property, listed all your debts and similar questions. Jeff will be sitting next to you to protect your rights.
*The contract you signed & got a copy of (see the folder Jeff gave you) is a Written Fee Agreement.
After your hearing you can boogie. No need to wait and talk to Jeff. We usually have several hearings together. Email if you have questions.
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