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Eligibility to File for Chapter 13

Learn the requirements for an individual to be a chapter 13 debtor, including the need for regular income.

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Broadly speaking, in chapter 13, the debtor remains in possession of all estate property, exempt or otherwise. In exchange for this accommodation, the debtor must obtain the court’s approval of a plan of debt adjustment. The plan must call upon the debtor to submit, for a predetermined time, all statutorily determined projected disposable income to a standing trustee for distribution to creditors. With rare exceptions, only upon completing all payments and otherwise fully complying with the...