The payment of certain filing fee and miscellaneous fees can be paid online via Pay.gov, a U.S. Treasury web-based application. The Online Payment Form is ONLY for the payment of filing fees due to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Who can pay online?
Only Pro Se Debtors and other non-CM/ECF registered parties may use the Online Payment Form. All registered CM/ECF users, limited filers, and parties represented by an attorney are required to pay their fees through CM/ECF. The Online Payment Form cannot be used for the payment of fees generated in CM/ECF. Payment of a CM/ECF generated fee using the Online Payment Form will result in your account being locked in the CM/ECF system.
What fees can be paid using the Online Payment Form?
- Only fees due for bankruptcy cases filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
- Pay.gov has a minimum payment amount of $5.01.
- Debtor's filing fee installments or full payments for chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 cases. (Note: If you are paying the filing fee for a newly filed case and do not have a case number yet, enter “NEW CASE” in the case number field.
- Fees owed to the court for motions, amendments, adversaries. (Amended schedules, adversary proceedings, motions to convert, and motions to reopen require the filing of a document with the court.)
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Registered CM/ECF users and limited filers may only use the Online Payment Form for Requests for:
- Record Search
- Reproduction of an audio recording
- DO NOT submit Chapter 13 or Chapter 11 plan payments through the Online Payment Form. Those payments must be made directly to the trustee.
- Attorneys DO NOT submit payments for pro hac vice applications through the Online Payment Form.
** For copies of documents, please see the instructions Obtain Copies of Documents listed under the Case Information tab.**
For questions regarding the amount of the fee due, additional information on how to make your payment, or if you’ve made an incorrect payment, please contact the court at (414) 290-2700, or see the current list of filing fees.
What payment types are accepted through the Online Payment Form?
- Debit Card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover)
- PayPal
Payments will be processed until 4:00 PM. on the date the payment is received in Pay.gov. Payments received after 4:00 PM. will be processed the next business day. Please make your payment prior to the due date to ensure that it is processed in time.