Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1006

(a) IN GENERAL. Unless (b) or (c) applies, every petition must be

accompanied by the filing fee. In this rule1 ‘‘filing fee’’ means:

(1) the filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(1)–(5); and

(2) any other fee that the Judicial Conference of the United

States requires under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(b) to be paid upon filing.

(b) PAYING BY INSTALLMENT.

(1) Application to Pay by Installment. The clerk must accept

for filing an individual’s voluntary petition, regardless of

whether any part of the filing fee is paid, if it is accompanied

by a completed and signed application to pay in installments

(Form 103A).

(2) Court Decision on Installments. Before the meeting of

creditors, the court may order payment of the entire filing fee

or may order the debtor to pay it in installments, designating

the number of installments (not to exceed 4), the amount of

each one, and payment dates. All payments must be made

within 120 days after the petition is filed. The court may, for

cause, extend the time to pay an installment, but the last one

must be paid within 180 days after the petition is filed.

(3) Postponing Other Payments. Until the filing fee has been

paid in full, the debtor or Chapter 13 trustee must not make

any further payment to an attorney or any other person who

provides services to the debtor in connection with the case.

4 Rule 1007 FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE

(c) WAIVING THE FILING FEE. The clerk must accept for filing an

individual’s voluntary Chapter 7 petition if it is accompanied by

a completed and signed application to waive the filing fee (Form

103B).

(As amended Mar. 30, 1987, eff. Aug. 1, 1987; Apr. 23, 1996, eff. Dec.

1, 1996; Apr. 23, 2008, eff. Dec. 1, 2008; Apr. 27, 2017, eff. Dec. 1, 2017;

Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)