NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC REGARDING FILING FEE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2014

Monday, May 5, 2014

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

NOTICE TO THE BAR AND PUBLIC
REGARDING FILING FEE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2014

 

 

At its March 2014 session, the Judicial Conference of the United States Courts approved the following amendments to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule, which go into effect June 1, 2014.

  • Increase to $350 the fee to file an adversary proceeding
  • Increase to $75 the administrative fee included in the initial filing fee for Chapter 7, 12 and 13 cases, and increase to $550 the administrative fee included in the initial filing fee for Chapter 9, 11 and 15 cases.
  • The new Administrative Fee structure will be applied to the fee to split a bankruptcy case.

 

As a result of those changes the following fees will increase:

•Ÿ Chapter 7 Petition - $335           Ÿ• Chapter 9 Petition - $1,717        Ÿ• Chapter 11 Petition - $1,717

•Ÿ Chapter 12 Petition - $275         •Ÿ Chapter 13 Petition - $310         •Ÿ Chapter 15 Petition - $1,717
 

•Ÿ Motion to Split Chapter 7 Case - $335            • Ÿ Motion to Split Chapter 11 Case - $1,717

Ÿ • Motion to Split Chapter 12 Case - $275         Ÿ• Motion to Split Chapter 13 Case - $310

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• Adversary Proceeding - $350

The revised Bankruptcy Miscellaneous Fee Schedule will be posted on the Court’s web site on June 1, 2014. For question regarding these fees, please contact the Clerk’s Office.

 

   
May 5, 2014 James J. Waldron, Clerk