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Get Your Filing Fee You'll have to pay a $338fee for filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy no matter where you live. You can qualify for a waiver if you make less than 150% of the poverty level. To see if you're eligible, look at the Iowa Fee Waiver Eligibility table below.

You'll disclose all aspects of your finances on official bankruptcy forms. Once completed, the average bankruptcy petition, including schedules and other required documents, will be between 35 and 50 pages.

While the average length of a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case can last 17 months, larger and more complex cases can take up to five years. And following the conclusion of the bankruptcy case, it can still take months for Debtors to begin distributing payouts to the highest priority class of Creditors.

On average, you can expect that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case will last between four and five months. Chapter 13 bankruptcies can take as long as the payment plan continues, which is typically in the range of 3 ? 5 years.

While it's possible to file bankruptcy without an attorney, it's not recommended. An experienced attorney can review your information before you file and help you determine whether it's the best choice for you and whether there are potential problems you need to worry about because of your financial situation.

Bankruptcy is an unusual area of law because it's essentially a qualification process. The laws provide instructions for completing a 50- to 60-page bankruptcy petition, and because all rules apply in every case, you can't skip a step.