What if the debtor later decides to discontinue the chapter 13 case?
The debtor has the right to either dismiss a chapter 13 case or convert it to chapter 7 at any time for any reason. However, if the debtor simply stops making the required chapter 13 payments, the court may compel the debtor or the debtor s employer to make the payments and to comply with the orders of the court. Therefore, the debtor who wishes to discontinue a chapter 13 case should do so through his or her attorney.
The debtor has the right to either dismiss a chapter 13 case or convert it to chapter 7 at any time for any reason. However, if the debtor simply stops making the required chapter 13 payments, the court may compel the debtor or the debtor’s employer to make the payments. The debtor who wishes to discontinue a chapter 13 case should do so through his or her attorney. Top • What happens if a debtor is unable to complete the Chapter 13 payments? A debtor who is unable to complete the chapter 13 payments has three options: • dismiss the Chapter 13 case, • convert the Chapter 13 case to Chapter 7, or • if the debtor is unable to complete the payments due to circumstances for which he or she should not be held accountable, close the case and obtain a partial chapter 13 discharge as described in the answer to Question 6 above. Top • Is a chapter 13 debtor that receives a discharge required to pay taxes on the amount of debt forgiven? No. Even though the IRS considers debt relief a taxable eve
The debtor has the right to either dismiss a Chapter 13 case or convert it to a Chapter 7 case at any time for any reason. However, if the debtor simply stops making the required Chapter 13 payments, the court may compel the debtor or the debtor’s employer to make the payments and to comply with the orders of the court. Therefore, a debtor who wishes to discontinue a Chapter 13 case should do so through his or her attorney.
The debtor has the right to either dismiss a chapter 13 case or convert it to chapter 7, provided that the MEANS TEST is satisfied. However, if the debtor simply stops making the required chapter 13 payments, the court may compel the debtor or the filed employer to make the payments and to comply with the orders of the court. Therefore, the debtor who wishes to discontinue a chapter 13 case should do so through his or her attorney.
The debtor has the right to either dismiss a chapter 13 case or convert it to a chapter 7 case at any time for any reason. However, if the debtor simply stops making the required chapter 13 payments, the court may compel the debtor or the debtor’s employer to make the payments and to comply with the orders of the court. Therefore, a debtor who wishes to discontinue a chapter 13 case should do so through his or her attorney.
