Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule
PLEASE NOTE: At its September 2011 session, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved changes to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. The fee schedule below is effective November 1, 2011.
Bankruptcy Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (pdf)
New Petition Fee
New petition filing fees in chapter 7 cases may be waived, if approved by a Judge. Check, money order, cash or credit card (Visa,
MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club) may be used to pay the fee; if the debtor is pro se
(does not have an attorney), payment shall be by cash or money order only. No personal checks or credit cards of pro se debtors will be
accepted.
| Chapter 7 Voluntary or Involuntary [$245 filing fee + $46 administrative fee + $15 trustee surcharge] |
$ 306.00 |
| Chapter 9 [$1,000 filing fee + $46 administrative fee] |
1,046.00 |
| Chapter 11 Voluntary or Involuntary [$1,000 filing fee + $46 administrative fee] |
1,046.00 |
| Chapter 12 [$200 filing fee + $46 administrative fee] |
246.00 |
| Chapter 13 [$235 filing fee + $46 administrative fee] |
281.00 |
| Chapter 15 [$1,000 filing fee + $46 administrative fee] |
1,046.00 |
Case Reopening Fee [return to Top]
The fee is collected upon the filing of the Motion. Exemptions include (1) reopening a case to permit a party to file a complaint to obtain a determination under Rule 4007(b), or (2) reopening a case when a creditor is violating the terms of the discharge under 11 U.S.C. §524. The fee is required if the reopening is to amend schedules.
| Chapter 7 | $ 260.00 |
| Chapter 13 | 235.00 |
| Chapter 11 | 1,000.00 |
| Chapter 12 | 200.00 |
| Chapter 15 | 1,000.00 |
Conversion Fee [return to Top]
| Converting a Chapter 9 or 11 to Chapter 7 | $ 15.00 |
| Converting a Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 | 60.00 |
| Converting a Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 | 25.00 |
| Converting a Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 | 35.00 |
| Converting a Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 [Difference between Ch. 7 ($245) and Ch. 11 ($1,000) filing fees] |
755.00 |
| Converting Chapter 12 to a Chapter 11 [Difference between Ch. 12 ($200) and Ch. 11 ($1,000) filing fees] |
800.00 |
| Converting Chapter 13 to a Chapter 11 [Difference between Ch. 13 ($235) and Ch. 11 ($1,000) filing fees] |
765.00 |
Bifurcated Case Fee [return to Top]
For “severing”or “splitting” a joint case into two separate cases, at the request of the debtor.
| Chapter 7 | $ 306.00 |
| Chapter 13 | 281.00 |
| Chapter 11 | 1,046.00 |
| Chapter 12 | 246.00 |
Other Filing Fees [return to Top]
| Amendments to Debtor's List of Creditors or Mailing Matrix | $ 30.00 |
No fee is required to change the address of a creditor or to add the name and address of an attorney for a listed creditor.
| Complaint and Removals | 293.00 |
Ch. 7 & 13 Debtors are exempt; Ch 11 & 12 Debtors in Possession are required to pay the fee. If filed by the Trustee, it may be charged to the estate or paid upon filing the complaint.
| Motion to Withdraw the Reference of a Case | 176.00 |
| Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property of the Estate | 176.00 |
| Motion for Relief from the Automatic Stay | 176.00 |
No fee is required for filing a motion to lift a co-debtor stay, a stipulated/assented motion for relief from stay or if the motion for relief is filed by a child support creditor and accompanied by the required § 304(g) form.
| Notice of Appeal [Fee is $5.00 for filing and $293.00 for docketing the appeal] |
298.00 |
| Cross Appeal [Fee is $5.00 for filing and $293.00 for docketing the appeal] |
298.00 |
| Request for Authority to file a Direct Appeal or Cross Appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals [ If authorized, an additional fee of $157 becomes due.] |
298.00 |
Miscellaneous Fees [return to Top]
| Every record search of the Bankruptcy Court | $ 30.00 |
| Certification Fee (per item) | 11.00 |
| Exemplification Fee (per item) | 21.00 |
| Archive Retrieval Fee | 53.00 |
| Filing or indexing a paper not in a pending case or proceeding, including registering a judgment from another district |
46.00 |
| Returned Check | 53.00 |
| CD/Tape reproduction of recordings of proceedings | 30.00 |
| Photocopies (per page) | .50 |
| Public user access through CM/ECF PACER (per page) | .10 |
| For printing copies of any record/document accessed electronically at a public terminal at the Court (per page) |
.10 |