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Sixth Circuit Restricts Ability to Surrender Collateral and Modify a Chapter 13 Plan

Once a chapter 13 plan is confirmed, a debtor in the Sixth Circuit may not surrender collateral and treat the deficiency as an unsecured claim.

Chapter 13 Plan Modifications Can Reduce the Commitment Period and the Payments

A decision by Bankruptcy Judge Maria Oxholm explains why chapter 13 plan amendments sometimes may be easier after confirmation than before.

In ‘13,’ a Creditor Wanted Debtors’ Counsels’ Fees to Come Last, Not First

Chicago’s Bankruptcy Judge Donald Cassling nixed an idea that would have made chapter 13 unpalatable for debtors’ counsel.

Fifth Circuit: Repayment of Unsecured Term Loan Sometimes Must Be Accelerated in ‘13’

A 2/1 decision required chapter 13 debtors to accelerate repayment of nondischargeable student loans.
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