Bankruptcy Fees Rise as of June 1The United States Judicial Conference recently approved changes to the federal court miscellaneous fee schedules, including certain bankruptcy filing fees.

As of Sunday, June 1, 2014, the filing fees for most bankruptcy matters will rise. These fees are collected from both debtors and creditors accessing the federal bankruptcy courts, whether in person or online.

  1. Adversary proceeding case filing fees will rise from $293 to $350.
  2. The administrative fee for filing a chapter 7 petition will rise from $46 to $75, increasing the total fee for a new chapter 7 case from $306 to $335.
  3. The administrative fee for filing a chapter 12 petition will rise from $46 to $75, increasing the total fee for a new chapter 12 case from $246 to $275.
  4. The administrative fee for filing a chapter 13 petition will rise from $46 to $75, increasing the total fee for a new  chapter 13 case from $281 to $310.
  5. The administrative fee for filing a petition under chapters 9, 11 or 15 will rise from $46 to $550, increasing the total fee for such cases from $1,213 to $1,717.

Contact Richard Weltman (rew@weltmosk.com) or Michael Moskowitz (mlm@weltmosk.com) if you have any concerns about the timing or applicability of any of these new federal court filing fees, or to discuss particular bankruptcy issues or strategies of interest to you.