Chapter 13 Plan – Modifying Secured Debts: Lienstripping Introduction
Nov 23, 2010
Debtor required to pay off value of stripped secured lien over life
of plan: Where the debtor strips down (as opposed to stripping
offi.e., entirely removing) a lien under 506(a), the secured port...
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Chapter 13: Plan – Modifying Unsecured Creditor Rights
Nov 23, 2010
A Chapter 13 plan may (and usually does) modify the rights of unsecured creditors. There are several limitations, however: The plan may not materially alter the terms of a loan from a tax-qualified re...
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Chapter 13 Drafting the Plan
Nov 23, 2010
The Plan may classify both unsecured and secured claims into
different classes as long as the claims in each of those classes is
treated the same. The payments to each class should be the same. The...
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Chapter 13 Plan – Plan Duration
Nov 23, 2010
Plan Must Provide Equal Treatment for Claims in Same Class: If the
claim is secured, then these secured creditors must be treated the same
(although not equal).
All unsecured creditors must be pai...
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Chapter 13 Plan – Full Payment
Nov 23, 2010
Full Payment is required for Priority Claims. However, they can be
paid in unequal installments so long as they are paid by the end of the
Plan. Normally priority payments are those where they coul...
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Chapter 13 Plan Overview
Nov 23, 2010
In Chapter 13 Cases, there must be a Plan. This is the basis of the
Chapter 13 and it is what the debtor will pay monthly to comply with the
terms of the Plan. Depending on the Jurisdiction, there ...
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Chapter 13 Trustee’s Powers
Nov 23, 2010
The Chapter 13 Trustee can Assume or reject executory contracts and
unexpired leases. With court approval, a Chapter 13 trustee may employ
at the expense of the estate disinterested attorneys, acco...
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Chapter 13 Trustee’s Duties regarding the Plan
Nov 23, 2010
Although not specifically required by the Code, Chapter 13 trustees
frequently object to Chapter 13 plans where the plans contain errors or
fail to commit sufficient projected disposable income to ...
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Chapter 13 Trustee Duties Generally
Nov 23, 2010
Generally:
accounting for property received from the debtor;
investigating the debtors financial affairs;
examining creditors claims and objecting to improper claims where necessary;
furnishing...
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Chapter 13 Debtor’s Duties under a RARA
Nov 15, 2010
Certain of the debtors duties in a Chapter 13 case are listed in an
optional Rights and Responsibilities Agreement Between Chapter 13
Debtors and Attorneys (RARA) used in some jurisdictions
R...
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