What Can I Do If I Can’t Afford My Chapter 13 Payments? by Peter Orville of Bankruptcy Law Network You always have options if there are significant changes in your life during your Chapter 13. If you’ve been laid off, become sick, split up with your spouse or just can’t keep up with the rising…
CONVERSION CONFUSION In re Fry, Case No. 04-16887 October 2008 Judge Nugent Debtor converted from 13 to 7 and then learned she was not eligible for a 7 and attempted to converted back to 13. Case dismissed as an “end run” around 7 discharge. Digest by: Jan Hamilton, Trustee
DEBTORS MAY BE CONVERTED TO 7 EVEN THOUGH NOT ELIGIBLE FOR 7 DISCHARGE In re Rogers, Case No. 08-21487 January 2009, Judge Somers In a case in which assets may be liquidated, a 13 may be converted to a 7 even though debtors may not be eligible for a 7 discharge. Digest by: Jan Hamilton,…
