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A chapter 13 plan is a document filed with or shortly after a debtor's Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition. The plan details the treatment of debts, liens, and the secured status of assets and liabilities owned or owed by the debtor in regard to his bankruptcy petition. In order for a plan to take effect, it must meet a number of requirements.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy: The basics. Chapter 13 bankruptcy lets you reorganize and repay your debts over three to five years. You make monthly payments to a trustee through a court-approved ...
Relief under Chapter 13 is available only to individuals with regular income whose debts do not exceed prescribed limits. [62] If the debtor is an individual or a sole proprietor, the debtor is allowed to file for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy to repay all or part of the debts. Secured creditors may be entitled to greater payment than unsecured ...
New § 362(c)(3) provides that if the debtor files a chapter 7, 11 or 13 case within one year of the dismissal of an earlier case, the automatic stay in the present case terminates 30 days after the filing, unless the debtor or some other party in interest files a motion and demonstrates that the present case was filed in good faith with ...
For individuals, there are two main types of bankruptcy: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Chapter 7 bankruptcy involves the liquidation of assets. In Chapter 7, the debtor’s non-exempt assets are sold ...
Thirty days after your Chapter 13 filing date, you are required to begin making plan payments to the bankruptcy trustee for your case. This is required even if the court hasn’t fully approved ...
The Standing Trustees are responsible for the administration of all Chapter 13 cases filed in their judicial district. If for any reason all panel and/or standing trustees are disqualified or unable to perform, the U.S. Trustee may serve as trustee for a particular case under Chapter 7, 12 or 13. This very rarely happens.
Filing Chapter 13 immediately after Chapter 7 is also referred to as Chapter 20 bankruptcy. You won’t receive a discharge when filing Chapter 20 since you aren’t waiting the full four years.