The filing fees are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Filing Fees/Installment Payments/Waiver

You may pay the filing fee in installments. The number of installments shall not exceed three. An initial installment payment of $100.00 is required when filing chapter 7 cases, $105.00 for chapter 12 cases, $90.00 for chapter 13 cases, and $430.00 for chapter 11 cases. An Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments - EDVA must be filed with the Petition, and approved by the Court.  This form is available from the Clerk’s Office and on the Court’s website at www.vaeb.uscourts.gov/ under the  Bankruptcy Forms icon.

 

If the debtor is not able to pay the filing fee in a chapter 7 case, either in full or in installments, the Court “may” waive the filing fee, as provided for in 28 U.S.C. §1930(f), and further provided that the debtor meets certain requirements. Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing Fee for Individuals Who Cannot Pay the Filing Fee in Full or in Installments must be filed by the debtor together with the voluntary petition.  This form is available from the Clerk’s Office and on the Court’s website at www.vaeb.uscourts.gov/ under the Bankruptcy Forms icon.  By statute, the Court must first make a determination  that the individual debtor “has income less than 150 percent of the office poverty line… applicable to a family of the size involved and is able to pay that fee in installments.”  2005-2007 Committee Note to Bankruptcy Official Form 3B. Both spouses must complete, sign and date the Application if the chapter 7 petition is being filed jointly.

 

Acceptable Forms of Payment

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court accepts cash*, money orders and cashier’s checks. Personal checks from the debtor, two-party checks, and post-dated checks will not be accepted.

 

* The Newport News Clerk’s Office does not accept cash.

*  Effective February 4, 2008, exact change only will be accepted for cash payment of fees and services at the Richmond Clerk’s Office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The united states Bankruptcy Court

for the Eastern District of Virginia            

Filing Fees