Chapter 13 cases can be dismissed following confirmation while they are pending. Normally this step is taken by the Chapter 13 trustee himself. When he does money is the issue. For some reason you have might failed to make plan payments when due. Commonly it happens if you or your spouse loses a job or…
How bad can it be when you lie in bankruptcy? The process of having your debts discharged is very serious. Although the bankruptcy process for a chapter 7, or a chapter 13 does not seem long, much happens during that time. It is expected that you honestly complete and file the petition. It is also…
What can you do if you have an unresponsive bankruptcy lawyer not returning your calls? Two clients had this problem with another bankruptcy lawyer. Each case involving an unresponsive bankruptcy lawyer concerned people in chapter 13 cases. Both were represented by the same attorney. What were the situations? Each chapter 13 plan had been confirmed…
Conversion of Chapter 13 Case Chapter 13 case is confirmed. You have been making your plan payments faithfully then from out of the blue some disaster or emergency strikes. Everything changes: You or your spouse are laid off One or both of you lose a job Illness or Disability of someone at home You again…
Lack of Feasibility: The New Chapter 13 Wrinkle Feasibility issues. The Chapter 13 Trustee for the Cleveland division of the bankruptcy court has increasingly been filing motions to dismiss confirmed chapter13 cases. The latest issue: the plan is not feasible. What on earth does this mean? For a plan to be confirmed in a chapter…