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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Wed, 05/01/2013
The Chapter 13 Trustees have begun accepting plan payments electronically through TFS Bill Pay. For more information visit tfsbillpay.com. Click on the orange button labeled “Sign Up today.”...
Mon, 04/01/2013
Starting May 1, 2013 the Court will be required to collect a new fee in the amount of $25.00 for each Notice of Transfer of Claim filed with the Court.
In preparation for this new fee, all Limited Access Filers registered with the U.S....
Fri, 03/22/2013
On April 1, 2013, automatic adjustments to the dollar amounts stated in various provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and one provision in Title 28 of the United States Code will become effective. The amended dollar amounts will apply to cases filed...
Mon, 02/11/2013
RSS Feeds are now available to attorneys and the public 
here: (Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a type of...
here: (Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a type of...Wed, 01/09/2013
Installment payments may now be made through Court’s CM/ECF system for cases in which an Order Approving Payment of Filing Fee in Installments has been entered. Attorneys may now pay the debtor’s petition installment payments using an...
Wed, 01/09/2013
Effective December 21, 2012, the Disclosure of Compensation of Attorney for Debtor event in CM/ECF has changed. The event now prompts the filer to enter the following information:
- Enter the Amount Paid in Attorney Compensation...
Wed, 12/12/2012
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts has published two new standing orders, and an updated fee chart.
Standing Order 2012-02 re...
Wed, 11/28/2012
Proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007, 2015, 3001, 7054 and 7056 will become effective December 1, 2012. The complete text of these rules is available on the U.S. Courts Website:
...Tue, 11/20/2012
Effective November 21, 2012 the following fee increases take effect:
- Chapter 9 filing fee $1,213.00
- Chapter 11 filing fee $1,213.00
- Chapter 15 filing fee $1,213.00
- Case conversion from Chapter 7...
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