Events that can necessitate a change to a debtor’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan can include job loss or a debtor becoming seriously injured.
When filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy, debtors work with their bankruptcy trustees to devise a realistic repayment plan that will theoretically allow them to repay their debts within three to five years of filing. However, a lot can change after a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan has been approved and is in place, and debtors may have to work with their trustees to alter this plan in order to reflect changes to their income and/or debt. The following are some of the most common circumstances that prompt debtors to need to alter their Chapter 13 bankruptcy plans:
- Debtors lose their jobs – Whether a debtor has been laid off or fired from his job, the resulting loss of income coupled with the fact that the individual likely doesn’t know when he will have a steady source of income again can be legitimate grounds to petition for changes to one’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan. Depending on the debtor’s circumstances, the trustee may try to extend the repayment plant to give an out-of-work debtor more time to repay his outstanding debts.
- Debtors become seriously injured or sick – Severe injuries or illnesses typically result in expensive medical bills, which can put a debtor in both a new financial crisis as well as a health crisis. A bankruptcy trustee will generally handle such cases in the same as job losses are handled because, in both circumstances, the debtor will have a loss of income that will likely prevent him from abiding by the previously agreed upon Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan.
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