A growing number of federal bankruptcy courts are equipped to accept credit card payments over the Internet.

     The option, made possible by a U.S. Treasury initiative, not only can benefit courts, but attorneys can pay filing fees and review their payment history and outstanding fees over the Internet any time of day.

     To date, 32 bankruptcy courts have Internet credit card capability. They are: Alaska, Arkansas Eastern, California Northern, California Southern, Colorado, Delaware, Florida Middle, Georgia Northern, Hawaii, Illinois Southern, Indiana Northern, Iowa Northern, Iowa Southern, Kentucky Eastern, Kentucky Western, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri Eastern, Missouri Western, New Jersey, Nevada, New York Southern, New York Western, Ohio Southern, Oklahoma Northern, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee Western, Texas Northern, Utah, West Virginia Southern, and Wyoming.