Official Form 103A Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments
Official Form 103A
Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments 12/15
Be as complete and accurate as possible. If two married people are filing together, both are equally responsible for supplying correct
information.
Part 1: Specify Your Proposed Payment Timetable
1. Which chapter of the Bankruptcy Code
are you choosing to file under?
Chapter 7
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
2. You may apply to pay the
filing fee in up to
four installments. Fill in the amounts you
pr
opose to pay and the dates you plan to
pay them. Be sure all dates are busin
ess
days. Then add the payments you propose
to pay.
You must propose to pay the entire fee no
later than 120 days after you file this
bankruptcy case. If the court approves your
application, the court will set your final
payment timetable.
You propose to pay…
$_____________
With the filing of the
pet
ition
On or before this date
........
______________
MM / DD / YYYY
$_____________
On or before this date ...........
______________
MM / DD / YYYY
$_____________
On or before this date ...........
______________
MM / DD / YYYY
+ $_____________
On or before this date ...........
______________
MM / DD / YYYY
Total
$______________
Your total must equal the entire fee for the chapter you checked in line 1.
Part 2: Sign Below
By signing here, you state that you are unable to pay the full filing fee at once, that you want to pay the fee in installments, and that you
understand that:
You must pay your entire filing fee before you make any more payments or transfer any more property to an attorney, bankruptcy petition
preparer, or anyone else for services in connection with your bankruptcy case.
You must pay the entire fee no later than 120 days after you first file for bankruptcy, unless the court later extends your deadline. Your
debts will not be discharged until your entire fee is paid.
If you do not make any payment when it is due, your bankruptcy case may be dismissed, and your rights in other bankruptcy proceedings
may be affected.
_________________________________ ___________________________________ _______________________________________
Signature of Debtor 1 Signature of Debtor 2 Your attorney’s name and signature, if you used one
Date _________________ Date ________________ Date _________________
MM / DD / YYYY MM / DD / YYYY MM / DD / YYYY
Debtor 1 ________________________________________________________________
First Name Middle Name Last Name
Debtor 2 ________________________________________________________________
(Spouse, if filing) First Name Middle Name Last Name
United States Bankruptcy Court for the: _____________________ District of ___________
(State)
Case number ___________________________________________
(If known)
Fill in this information to identify your case:
Check if this is an
amended filing
Order Approving Payment of Filing Fee in Installments
After considering the Application for Individuals to Pay the Filing Fee in Installments (Official Form 103A), the
court orders that:
[ ] The debtor(s) may pay the filing fee in installments on the terms proposed in the application.
[ ] The debtor(s) must pay the filing fee according to the following terms:
You must pay On or before this date…
$_____________
_____________
Month / day / year
$_____________
_____________
Month / day / year
$_____________
_____________
Month / day / year
+ $_____________
_____________
Month / day / year
Total
$_____________
U
ntil the filing fee is paid in full, the debtor(s) must not make any additional payment or transfer any
additional property to an attorney or to anyone else for services in connection with this case.
_____________ By the court: _____________________________________
Month / day / year United States Bankruptcy Judge
Debtor 1 ________________________________________________________________
First Name Middle Name Last Name
Debtor 2 ________________________________________________________________
(Spouse, if filing) First Name Middle Name Last Name
United States Bankruptcy Court for the: _____________________ District of ___________
(State)
Case number ___________________________________________
(If known)
Chapter filing under:
Chapter 7
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Fill in this information to identify the case: