Local Rule LBR 1006-1: Fees – Installment Payments
Bankr. D.P.R. — General rule
Rule 1006-1 Fees - Installment Payments
(a) General Requirement. Any voluntary individual debtor desiring to pay the filing fee in installments must file an application with the clerk conforming to the Official Form B 103A, "Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments." Debtor must pay $50.00 at the time of the filing of the petition. The balance of the total fee must be paid in no more than 3 equal installments, payable every 30 days thereafter until paid in full.
(b) Penalty for Non-Payment. Permission to pay in installments the fees due upon filing does not abate the debtor's obligation to pay the fees in full. The court may not grant a discharge in a chapter 7 case if the debtor has failed to pay either the filing fee or any other fees due upon filing the case. If the application is denied for non-compliance with subsection (a) of this LBR, debtor shall immediately remit the full filing fee. Failure to timely pay the filing fee will result in the dismissal of the case.