Post Confirmation Issues In Chapter 13 Cases

(Used with permission. Originally prepared for State Bar of Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar)
By Eduardo V. Rodriguez, Malaise Law Firm, Brownsville, Texas

I. Introduction

BACKGROUND

Bankruptcy is a federally supervised proceeding in which individuals and businesses eliminate or repay debt while under the protection of the bankruptcy court. The main principal behind filing for bankruptcy protection is obtaining a fresh financial start in life. A fresh financial start means that once you have exited bankruptcy you will have discharged all of the debt that is . . .

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