Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Lien Stripping in Chapter 13

Lien Stripping in Chapter 13 Consumers dealing with large debt and minimal prospects of repaying that debt often turn to…

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Adequate Protection in a Chapter 13 Case

Creditors that hold debts secured by depreciating personal property, such loans secured by cars and boats, are entitled to receive…

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Modification After Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plan

The Bankruptcy Code provides debtors, unsecured creditors, and trustees the capacity to modify a chapter 13 plan, even after confirmation,…

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The Discharge

For chapter 13 debtors in general, garnering a discharge is the goal of filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which cannot…

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Good Faith and Chapter 13

To confirm a Chapter 13 plan, the Bankruptcy Code requires, among other things, that a proposed plan can be confirmed…

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Basics of a Chapter 13 Plan

The United States Bankruptcy Code details certain mandatory provisions for every chapter 13 plan and several permissive provisions that a…

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Conversion of Chapter 13 Plan

Both the initial filing of a chapter 13 petition and the debtor's continued participation is voluntary. At any time, the…

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Chapter 13 Postpetition Debt

Generally, bankruptcy reorganization is applicable to prepetition debt, which refers to liabilities arising prior to the bankruptcy filing, not postpetition…

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The Role of a Chapter 13 Trustee

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code assigns a trustee to a case where an individual files Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.…

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Chapter 13 Filing after Divorce

You were married with a family. Now you have finished a difficult divorce. The circumstances exhausted you and caused much…

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