In bankruptcy cases that have assets, the trustee pays out money collected from liquidating those assets to creditors who have filed claims in a particular case. Sometimes, the money paid out by a trustee is returned to the court. By law, in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases the trustee is required to deposit those funds to the court as unclaimed funds. Also, in some cases the trustee pays monies as unclaimed funds to the court where the funds are due the debtor, such as in a dismissed case. Unclaimed funds remain deposited with the Court until the person/entity entitled to those funds files a "Petition for Unclaimed Funds" with the Court.
 
Application for payment of unclaimed funds       Search the court's unclaimed funds registry

For further information about unclaimed funds and to obtain further assistance in recovering such funds to which you may be entitled, please contact: Nadine Petrina at 717-901-2825 or toll free at 1-888-531-9485 ext. 2825
 
Mailing Address:
US Bankruptcy Court
197 South Main Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

 
There is no charge for this service and, after our verification of your right to unclaimed funds in your name, you will be paid the entire amount that appears in the unclaimed funds record (or the amount minus the fee you agreed to pay to an unclaimed funds locator).