A party may incur several financial charges on one case or fees on multiple cases. If the party cannot pay the full amount,
a payment plan can be set up so the balance is paid off in increments.
A payment plan consists of one or more fees (from one or more cases), a start date, total number of payments, payment amount,
and frequency of payments. Fees are prioritized within the payment plan to determine which fees are paid off first.
Facts About Payment Plans
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A payment plan may only contain fees for one party (not multiple parties). |
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Fees from one case must be added to a single payment plan; they cannot be divided among multiple payment plans. |
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A payment plan can contain fees from more than one case (for the same party). |
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A party can have more than one active payment plan at one time. |
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A payment plan can have multiple payment schedules, which allow different groups of fees to be paid off at different times. |
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When a payment plan is stopped, all remaining fees on the plan become due immediately. |
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Additional fees assessed after the plan has started are considered unscheduled. |