EL CENTRO — El Centro Mayor Sonia Carter voluntarily filed for bankruptcy in February 2025, according to legal filings obtained by Imperial Valley Press.

The filings list her El Centro address and include a petition for Chapter 7. The 800-square-foot home is listed as pre-foreclosure on Zillow with a price of $271,800.

Chapter 7, often called liquidation bankruptcy, allows most unsecured debts to be wiped out, though non-exempt property can be sold to repay creditors.

Court filings show Carter $228,008 and total liabilities of $244,056. Her monthly income was listed at $1,732.02, with expenses of $3,671.00. The filings include a 2020 Nissan Rogue valued at $15,000 with a monthly payment of $495.

Additional disclosures noted $5,671 in unsecured claims and $9,200 in other liabilities.

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