The filing fee is $299.00. I'm not sure who is charging you $1500.00 and it had better include attorney's fees. If you've hired an attorney, or anyone to assist you in preparing and filing your chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, the fees must be fully paid prior to filing because we cannot be creditors under Chapter 7. Your daughter may want to speak to legal aid for assistance, or file on her own.

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Replied: 9/28/2010

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She can file herself but very hard. She could retain me for $1200, I take payments file the bk when paid.

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The filing fee can be waived or paid in installments to the US bankruptcy Court. The attorney's fees cannot be owed or paid in installments because if your attorney is a creditor (because you still owe him or her money, then why he or she would have priority over other creditors? This is the rationale that requires you to pay your fee all before the case commences. The other approach is to get a bankruptcy assistant to help you complete your petition package for much less than what an attorney would generally charge in such a case.

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If you are talking about the attorneys fees, either save up to pay the fees, or file without an attorney. I highly recommend the former. The court filing fee of $299 can sometimes be waived by the court.

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We offer payment plans and will begin creditor representation upon retainer, however all fees must be paid before the case is filed with the court. Attorneys are generally not allowed to collect their fee once the case is filed as it would be violating the bankruptcy automatic stay.

Good luck!

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