Chapter 13 debtor who has been adjudicated by a state court to be in default of a residential lease does not get the benefit of the automatic stay to halt an eviction when the debtor fails to comply with all of the requirements of § 362(b)(22).

We asked our NACTT Emeritus Trustees to comment on the troublesome trend of fewer chapter 13 case filings. Years of experience provides helpful insight for trustees and consumer bankruptcy attorneys.

Brandi Richardson was appointed as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Winston Salem Division of the Middle District of North Carolina on October 1, 2023.

An ordinary title for a very NON-ordinary article! A computer program which will accurately predict whether a borrower will default and relief extended based on the data. WHAAAT???

“Three cheers for Jen Lee’s piece on the need to pitch the manifest strengths of Chapter 13. Her advice to use head-to-head comparisons with alternative approaches to debt for the client is right on. An image makeover for Chapter 13 would be even more powerful if we can spread the word to a broader audience, before they’ve shorted their tax withholding, encumbered their exempt homestead, signed on with a profit-focused ‘debt consolidation’ company, or dipped into their retirement funds.” Think Chapter 13 needs an image makeover? Let us hear from you.