U.S. Bankruptcy Court The Court will NOT accept a personal check or credit card from a debtor. Payment of fees will be accepted in the form of cash, personal/business check (except if you are a debtor), cashier's check, or money order. Additionally, the Clerk's office accepts most major credit cards. Foreign currency and third party checks will not be accepted. The Clerk's office does not make change. Payments must be in the exact amount. Checks must have a pre-printed name and address and be made payable to: CLERK, U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT. Please do not send cash through the mail. |
| New Petition: | Chapter 7 (Voluntary or Involuntary) | $299.00 |
| Chapter 9 | $1,039.00 | |
| Chapter 11 | $1,039.00 | |
| Chapter 12 | $239.00 | |
| Chapter 13 | $274.00 | |
| Chapter 15 | $1,039.00 | |
| Case Reopening: | ** Chapter 7 | $260.00 |
| **Chapter 9 | $1,000.00 | |
| ** Chapter 11 | $1,000.00 | |
| ** Chapter 12 | $200.00 | |
| ** Chapter 13 | $235.00 | |
| **Chapter 15 | $1,000.00 | |
| Case Conversion: | Chapter 7 to 13 | None |
| Chapter 7 to Chapter 11 | $755.00 | |
| Chapter 11 to 7 (If the United States Trustee is acting as the chapter 11 trustee and files the motion, the $15 fee is due only to the extent assets are available in the chapter 11 estate.) | $15.00 | |
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 7 | $60.00 | |
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 11 | $800.00 | |
| Chapter 12 to Chapter 13 | $35.00 | |
| Chapter 13 to 7 | $25.00 | |
| Chapter 13 to Chapter 11 | $765.00 | |
| Amendments: | Schedules "D" "E" "F" | $26.00 |
| Master Mailing List | $26.00 | |
| Motions: | Motion to Terminate Annul, Modify or Condition the Automatic Stay | $150.00 |
| Motion to Compel Abandonment of Property | $150.00 | |
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 7) | $299.00 | |
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 9) | $1,000.00 | |
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 11) | $1,000.00 | |
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 12) | $200.00 | |
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 13) | $235.00 | |
| Motion to Sever (Splitting of Joint Debtors - Chapter 15) | $1,000.00 | |
| Motion to Withdraw Reference | $150.00 | |
| Others: | Appeals* | $255.00 |
| Authorized Direct Appeal or Direct Cross-Appeal*** | $200.00 | |
| Adversary Complaints | $250.00 | |
| Certifications | $9.00 | |
| Cross-Appeal | $255.00 | |
| Exemplifications | $18.00 | |
| Reproducing/Photocopies (per page) | $.50 | |
| Printing Copies from Electronic Public Access Terminals (in courthouse) | $.10 | |
| Registration of Judgment from Another District | $39.00 | |
| Search Fee | $26.00 | |
| PACER (web based access per page) | $.08 ($2.40 max per document) | |
| Retrieve Files from Federal Records Center | $45.00 | |
| Return Check Fee | $45.00 | |
| Court CD Recording | $26.00 | |
| Filing or Indexing a Miscellaneous Paper | $39.00 | |
PARCELS Copy Service Fees |
Copy Charges per page | $.20 |
| Local Fax Per Order | $.00 | |
| Long Distance Fax per page | $.25 | |
| Price per Rush Order | $7.00 | |
| Searches | $1.00 | |
| *Important Note Regarding Motions for Leave to Appeal: There is a $255 fee due for filing a Notice of Appeal, which will be charged upon e-filing. When filing a Motion for Leave to Appeal, only $5 of this fee is required at the time of filing. If filing such motion, please contact the Court at helpdeskde@deb.uscourts.gov or 302-252-2900 to make alternate payment arrangements prior to filing or before making payment. NO REFUNDS will be issued for payments made in error. If the Court grants the Motion for Leave to Appeal, the remainder of the fee ($250) must be immediately submitted to the Clerk’s Office. | ||
| ** The Court must collect this fee unless the reopening is to correct an administrative error or to file an action related to the discharge. The phrase "to correct an administrative error" does not include errors by the debtor, the debtor's attorney, or the trustee. | ||
| ***The fee for requesting a direct appeal or a direct cross appeal from a bankruptcy court decision to the Court of Appeals is $255. If the Court of Appeals authorizes the direct appeal or direct cross appeal, an additional fee of $200 must be immediately submitted to the Clerk's Office. | ||