There can b a variety of costs associated with a bankruptcy filing, some of the fees or costs are mandatory bankruptcy filing fees and some are optional costs such as hiring an attorney to represent the individual filing for bankruptcy. At the time a petition for bankruptcy is filed, the petitioner is required to pay a bankruptcy filing fee.  The bankruptcy filing fees required to file a chapter 7 case total $299.00, the bankruptcy filing fees to file a chapter 13 case total … [Read more...]