Local Rule 1006-1: FILING FEES – PAYMENT, INSTALLMENT, WAIVER
Bankr. W.D. Tenn. — General rule
TNWB LBR 1006-1 FILING FEES – PAYMENT, INSTALLMENT, WAIVER
(a) Filing Fee. The filing fee, or approved installment payment, is payable to the Clerk by cashier's check, money order, attorney's business check, or electronic payment. In the Western Division of the District, payment may also be made by cash. 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a) and (b); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006(b)(1).
(b) Clerk's Approval of Installment or Deferred Fee. The Clerk is authorized to approve an application filed by an individual debtor to pay the filing fee in installments (Official Form B103A) as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1006 and, where applicable, to approve a trustee's application to defer payment of any proceeding fee or special charges due from the estate.
(c) Waiver of Filing Fee. If an individual debtor in a voluntary Chapter 7 case meets the standards set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1930(f)(1) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1006(c), the debtor may apply for waiver of the filing fee by completing and filing an Application to Have the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waived (Official Form B103B). The application for waiver of the filing fee is subject to approval by the court.