Topeka's Only Consumer Bankruptcy Law Specialists Now Helping Borrowers with Federal Student Loans
The chapter 13 bankruptcy trustee for cases filed in Kansas City, Kansas, has moved to a new office at 6330 Lamar, Ste. 110, Overland Park, KS 66202.
Payments to William H. Griffin, Trustee, still go to the bank lock box at PO Box 613106, Memphis, TN 38101. No money is accepted at the Overland Park office, all payments must be mailed to the bank.
At economic conditions worsen for people, it is no surprise that bankruptcy filings rose 22.6% in Kansas and 34.5% in the United States this past year. Filings have steadily climbed since the so-called bankruptcy reform act went into effect in 2005.
Four people for every 1,000 in Kansas filed bankruptcy, ranking Kansas 31st in the nation. Kansas had 10,588 bankruptcy cases filed compared with 8,637 cases filed the previous year. A total of 1.4 million bankruptcy cases were filed in the U.S. for the federal fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. That compares with slightly over a million (1,042,806) filed in fiscal year 2008.
The federal court system keeps the count and released its most recent statistics yesterday.  The 10th Circuit, which is the region of the country covering Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, saw an increase of 36.8% in bankruptcy filings.
Our neighbors to the east had an 18.7% and 27.4% increase in bankruptcy filings in the two districts in Missouri. Nebraska saw a 14.3% increase. The highest increase in bankruptcy filings in the region was experienced in Colorado at 35.1%. Oklahoma’s three districts had increases of 32.4% in the north, 30.6% in the east and 28.4% in the west.
The website URL for the United States Trustee’s Offices in Region 20, which includes Kansas, has changed to: http://www.justice.gov/ust/r20/index.htm
Answers to your basic chapter 13 bankruptcy questions by Jan Hamilton, Standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee in Topeka, Kansas:
Please Read This Entire Letter. It contains information needed to complete your Chapter 13 Plan and answers certain questions you may have. If you have a question that is not addressed here, you should contact your attorney. The Trustee’s office does not give legal advice. You may also access your case information by visiting the National Data Center at their website at www.13datacenter.com.
What Do I Need to Do Now?
In accordance with LBR 4001.2, at least seven days before your First Meeting of Creditors, you must provide the Trustee with a copy of the most recently filed state and federal income tax returns. [Read more…]
