Motions for relief from stay require a $150.00 filing fee. No fee is required for motions for relief from the co-debtorBankruptcy Terminology
debtor: A person who has filed a petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws. stay or motions to approve an agreement under Rule 4001(d).* If a child support creditor or its representative is the movant, and if such movant files an Appearance of Child Support CreditorBankruptcy Terminology
creditor: A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money or that claims to be owed money by the debtor.
form, no fee is required.
If an agreed order signed by both counsel for movant and counsel for debtor is submitted as an attachment to an agreed motion, no filing fee is required. In Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and San Angelo Division - If an agreed order signed by both counsel for movant, counsel for debtorBankruptcy Terminology
debtor: A person who has filed a petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws. , and case trusteeBankruptcy Terminology
trustee: The representative of the bankruptcy estate who exercises statutory powers, principally for the benefit of the unsecured creditors, under the general supervision of the court and the direct supervision of the United States trustee or Bankruptcy Administrator.
is submitted as an attachment to an agreed motion, no filing fee is required.
If in the title of the motion or certificate of conference the movant indicates the motion is agreed or unopposed, the filing fee will be charged unless a signed agreed or unopposed order is attached.
In Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and San Angelo, all motions for relief from stay and all motions for relief from co-debtor stay will be set for a preliminary hearing unless an agreed order signed by counsel for movant, counsel for debtorBankruptcy Terminology
debtor: A person who has filed a petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws. , and the trusteeBankruptcy Terminology
trustee: The representative of the bankruptcy estate who exercises statutory powers, principally for the benefit of the unsecured creditors, under the general supervision of the court and the direct supervision of the United States trustee or Bankruptcy Administrator.
is submitted at the time of filing.
*Motions to approve an agreement under Rule 4001(d) should include either the terms of the agreement or the proposed order.