Chapter 13 trustee

If you are in a Chapter 13 Plan in the Eastern District of Louisiana, which is the Bankruptcy Court for the Greater New Orleans area, the mailing address for the mailing of your Chapter 13 Plan payments has changed. You should now send your Chapter 13 Plan payments to: S. J. Beaulieu, Jr., Chapter 13 Trustee, [...]

When Is My First Chapter 13 Plan Payment Due?

by Kevin Gipson, New Orleans Bankruptcy Attorney

In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy the debtor proposes a Plan where he makes monthly payments of the arrearages (past due debt) to the Chapter 13 trustee. Because money is already tight, the question I hear most often from clients  is when will the first Chapter 13 Plan payment due? The general rule is found in the Bankruptcy Code, [...]

Lender Denied Attorneys Fees in Bankruptcy Claim

by Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney

Mortgage documents must expressly give the lender attorneys fees in bankruptcy proceedings, a Kansas bankruptcy court judge ruled this week disallowing U.S. Bank Home Mortgage its attorneys fees.  General provisions for fees to protect the lender’s rights in the property are not sufficient for bankruptcy fees. To get fees added to the bankruptcy proof of [...]