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Bankruptcy Filing Fees

Bankruptcy filing and miscellaneous fees listed below are current as of July, 2009. Fees may be subject to change, and upcoming changes will be announced at the website of the U.S. Bankruptcy court, which you can visit by clicking here.

The bankruptcy filing fees listed below are statutory bankruptcy filing fees, payable to the bankruptcy court. These figures may have changed since our last update and  DO NOT include bankruptcy attorney fees, which vary depending upon location, the complexity of your case and a variety of other factors.

  • Chapter 7 Filing Fee: $299

    (Discharge of most unsecured debts)

  • Chapter 13 Filing Fee: $274

    (Structured partial repayment plan for debtors who want to keep assets like homes)

  • Conversion Fee: $25

    (to change a Chapter 13 case into a Chapter 7 case)

Learn more about Chapter 7 fees and how personal bankruptcy may allow you to resolve credit cards, medical bills and other debts by speaking with a local sponsoring bankruptcy attorney as soon as possible. At Total Bankruptcy, we make this important task especially easy.

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If you'd like to learn more about bankruptcy before getting started, feel free to explore the Total Bankruptcy Web site. You can learn more about the protections offered by Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy or you can read about what happens after bankruptcy.

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