Notice: Quarterly fees increased effective 1-1-08 for disbursements paid by chapter 11 debtors.  Details

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Fee Schedule Summary
Effective 01-01-07
Please note that fees for Pro Hac Vice and other admissions to practice are collected by the U.S. District Court. You can find those fees listed on their website at http://www.kyed.uscourts.gov/rules/miscfee.pdf

See also the complete Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule and Maximum Transcript Fee Rates and the Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule.

Bankruptcy Case Filing Fees 

Chapter 11 Filing Fee

$1039

or (for an individual) 4 installments @ $259.75 ($1000 filing + $39 administrative)

Chapter 11 Railroad Filing Fee

$1039 

$1000 filing + $39 administrative

Chapter 12 Filing Fee

$239

or 4 installments @ $59.75 ($200 filing + $39 administrative)

Chapter 13 Filing Fee

$274

or 4 installments @ $68.50 ($235 filing +$39 administrative)

Chapter 7 Filing Fee

$299

or 4 installments @ $74.75 ($245 filing + $39 administrative + $15 trustee surcharge)

Chapter 9 Filing Fee

$1039

$1000 filing + $39 administrative

Chapter 15 Filing Fee

$1039

$1000 filing + $39 administrative

 

Miscellaneous Fees

Amendment Filing Fee
See also Guidance and clarification as to when the fee is due for filing an amendment

$26

 Includes amendments to matrices and mailing list of creditors

Appeal Filing Fees

 

 

Appeal

$255

$250 filing fee plus $5 notice fee

Cross Appeal

$255

$250 filing fee plus $5 notice fee

Direct Appeal

$455

$255 due at filing; add’l $200 due upon notice of authorization from Ct of Appeals

Direct Cross Appeal

  $455  

                $255 due at filing; add’l $200 due upon notice of authorization from Ct of Appeals

Certification of Copies

$9

 

Conversion Filing Fees
Fee is due at time of filing of motion to convert or notice of conversion, unless otherwise indicated.

Chapter 11 to Chapter 7

$15

 

Chapter 12 to Chapter 7

$60

If trustee is movant, fee is due from any existing estate

Chapter 13 to Chapter 7

$25

If trustee is movant, fee is due from any existing estate

Chapter 12 to Chapter 13

$35

If trustee is movant, fee is due from any existing estate

Chapter 12 to Chapter 11

$800

If trustee is movant, fee is due from any existing estate

Chapter 7 to Chapter 11
(at request of debtor)

$755

Fee due at time of conversion

Chapter 13 to Chapter 11          
(at request of debtor)

$765

Fee due at time of conversion

Copy Charges

$.50

 per page

Copy of Recording of Proceedings

$26

 

Exemplification of Copies

$18 

twice the amount of the certification fee

Filing or Indexing A Document

$39

 

Foreign Deposition Subpoena

$39

A fee is not charged for blank subpoenas. FRCP 45 as amended in 1991 no longer requires completed subpoenas to be issued by the clerk’s office. This revision reduced the need to use foreign deposition subpoenas. Although the clerk’s office still has authority to issue subpoenas, most attorneys choose to issue subpoenas themselves. This fee is charged only when the clerk actually issues a foreign deposition subpoena.

Involuntary Chapter 7

$299

$245 filing + $39 administrative + $15 trustee surcharge

Microfilm

$5

 

Motion for Relief

$150

If movant is child support creditor or representative, no charge.  (Form B281 is required - Form / Instructions)  If motion is for relief from co-debtor stay, no charge.   

Motion to Compel Abandonment

$150 

If movant is child support creditor or representative, no charge. (Form B281 is required - Form / Instructions) 

Motion to Reopen Case
See Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule item # 11 for exemptions to reopening fee.

 

 

Chapter 7

$260

$245 filing fee + $15 trustee surcharge

Chapter 11

$1000

 

Chapter 12

$200

 

Chapter 13

$235

 

Chapter 15

$1000

 

Motion to Withdraw Reference

$150 

If movant is child support creditor or representative, no charge.  (Form B281 is required - Form / Instructions) 

Record Search Fee

$26

per name/item searched

Registration of Foreign Judgment

$39

 

Retrieval of Record from Archives

$45

 

Returned Check Charge

$45

 

Splitting a Case (Bifurcation Fee /  Deconsolidation)

Chapter 7

$260

$245 filing fee + $15 trustee surcharge

Chapter 11

$1000

 

Chapter 12

$200

 

Chapter 13

$235

 

 

Adversary Fees

Complaint
Fee is based on filing fee prescribed in 28 U.S.C. §1914(a). 

$250

Complaint
(If debtor is plaintiff)

No Charge

Complaint
(If debtor-in-possession is plaintiff and if estate has sufficient assets)

$250

Complaint 
(If trustee is plaintiff and if estate has sufficient assets)

$250

Complaint
(If U.S. Trustee, acting as trustee, is plaintiff and if estate has sufficient assets)

$250

Complaint
(If U.S. Trustee, individually, is plaintiff)

No Charge

Complaint
(If United States of America is plaintiff)

No Charge

Complaint - Dischargeability
(If debtor-in-possession is plaintiff and action is initiated under either 1141(d)(2) or 1228(a)(2).)  

No Charge

Complaint  (Form B281 is required If plaintiff is a child support creditor or representative - Form / Instructions)

No Charge

Removals
(treated as complaints-above fees apply based upon the party removing the case to the Bankruptcy Court)

$250