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Fee Information

Click here to view the fees charged by the New York Western Bankruptcy Court (Effective December 1, 2023).

Click here to view the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule (Effective December 1, 2023).

The Clerk's Offices for the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York located in Buffalo and Rochester, NY accepts the following forms of payment:

  • Cash (accepted in the Buffalo, NY office only; exact amount required and cannot make or give change);
  • Money order, cashier's check, attorney/law firm check;
  • Personal check (except from a current debtor or from the person filing the petition);
  • Credit and debit card (except from a current debtor or from the person filing the petition).

The Clerk's Offices do not accept third-party checks or money orders/checks for more than the amount due. Please do not send cash through the mail.

Payment shall be made payable to: Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Notice to Customers Making Payment by Check: When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the Court to either use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. Privacy Act - A Privacy Act Statement required by 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3) stating our authority for soliciting and collecting the information from your check, and explaining the purposes and routine uses which will be made of your check information, is available from the Federal Register at: (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2003/02/04/03-2521/privacy-act-of-1974-as-amended-system-of-records ), or by calling toll free at (1-866-945-7920) to obtain a copy by mail. Furnishing the check information is voluntary, but a decision not to do so may require you to make payment by some other method.

Please contact the Court's Financial Department at (716) 362-3200 if you have any questions.