New Bankruptcy Filing Fees Effective June 1, 2014

The Judicial Conference of the United States recently approved amendments to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. The amendments, which take effect on June 1, 2014, increase, among other things, the fee assessed for filing a bankruptcy petition under each chapter of the Bankruptcy Code.

The new filing fee schedule is as follows:
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• ​Chapter 7: from $306 to $335
• ​Chapter 9: from $1,213 to $1,717
• Chapter 11: from $1,213 to $1,717
• Chapter 12: from $246 to $275
• Chapter 13: from $281 to $310
• Chapter 15: from $1,213 to $1,717

Notably, the amendments also increase the fee to commence an adversary proceeding in a bankruptcy case from $293 to $350, making it equal to the fee to commence a civil case in the United States district courts.