Exemptions and Other Pitfalls – Part 6 of 6

By Pam Bassel, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee and Heena Hirani, Staff Attorney, North Richland Hills, TX

(Produced and first published for the State Bar of Texas 31st Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course February 4-5, 2016)

From the Perspective of a Chapter 7 and a Chapter 13 Trustee1

PAYMENTS UNDER THE CHAPTER 13 PLAN

In the typical Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding, the Debtor proposes a Plan to reorganize the secured or priority debt on which he/she is delinquent while making the on-going payments . . .

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