Local Rule D.N.J. LBR 1006-1: Filing Fee
Bankr. D.N.J. — General rule
D.N.J. LBR 1006-1. Filing Fee
(a) Installment payments. Official Bankruptcy Form 103A Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments must be filed at the time of the filing of the petition and be accompanied by a first installment payment of not less than 25 percent of the filing fee.
(b) Waiving the filing fee. An Official Bankruptcy Form 103B Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived must be submitted at the time of the filing of the petition. If the court denies the application, the first installment payment equal to an amount not less than 25 percent of the filing fee must be paid not later than 14 days after filing the petition.
2025 Comment The amendments to this Rule are stylistic to conform with the Bankruptcy Rules.
2016 Comment This Rule is new. It requires an initial installment payment of at least 25 percent of the filing fee when the petition and the Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments are filed.