Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Chapter 13 Plan
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1. amp Best Case Best Case Bankruptcy Custom Chapter 13 Plan 1 800 492 8037 help bestcase com Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Chapter 13 Plan Instructions and Plan Settings February 2014 This Custom Chapter 13 package is available as an Add On for an additional fee If you have purchased our 7 amp 13 Full or Network package but have not purchased this Add On you will have access to the plan calculator but the plans themselves will function in Demo mode This custom plan packages includes two separate Chapter 13 Plans To use the McCarty and Babin plan you will need to install either of the following jurisdictions The Eastern District of Arkansas McCarty amp Babin Plan AR E ZX or the Western District of Arkansas McCarty amp Babin Plan AR W ZX To use the Goldman Plan you will need to install either The Eastern District of Arkansas Goldman Plan AR E ZY or The Western District of Arkansas Goldman Plan AR W ZY custom plan jurisdiction Table of Contents Instructions for Using the McCarty and Babin Custom 13 Plan e sesoessoseosoesesesesesoesseseosoesessossesoesseseesosseesossee 2 Notes About the McCarty and Babin Custom 13 Platt sicvcccccsscccscsesessessscessdsavveocecavyeatisssuesseasstshcscovvesddesupsatheosssedvanvestex cob snedsesssnentsueursdgesbecbeeconye 2 How Information You Enter Relates to the Printed Plame eee ceeeeseeeeseeececseeecseceeseseeesseneesesaesesaeesseeessesaseassasas2. check in the box labeled Do Not Print Total on Sch in the upper right corner If the contract or lease is going to be paid through the plan open the 13 Plan Treatment tab and classify the main portion on the left as CLT Contract Lease Trustee Pays If the debtor will be making payments directly to the contract or lease holder in the 13 Plan Treatment tab classify the main portion of the claim as CLD Contract Lease Debtor Pays Best Case will automatically calculate the payment amount based on the term of the lease and if applicable the interest rate you enter here If the claim is classified as Contract Lease Trustee Pays and there is an arrearage enter the information in the arrearage section on the right hand side of the 13 Plan Treatment tab You can also enter the payment amount for any pre confirmation adequate protection payments the debtor will be making on the contract or lease Plan Headings e Creditor Name is taken from the creditor name you entered in the Creditor Information tab e Post Petition Payment to be Paid Direct by Debtor and Number of Remaining Payments If the claim is classified as Contract Lease Debtor Pays the regular monthly payment as calculated in the 13 Plan Treatment tab will print here and for the number of months remaining Best Case prints the term you entered in the 13 Plan Treatment tab for the main portion of the contract or lease If the claim is classified as Contract Lease Trustee Pays
3. this column is left blank e Post Petition Payment to be Paid by Trustee If the claim is classified as Contract Lease Trustee Pays the regular monthly payment as calculated in the 13 Plan Treatment tab will print here If the claim is classified as Contract Lease Debtor Pays this column will be left blank e Arrearage Amount equals the arrearage amount you specified in the Arrearage Portion of the creditor s 13 Plan Treatment tab e Arrearage Monthly Payment If the claim is classified as Arrearage Fixed Payment the estimated payment equals the regular payment entered in the 13 Plan Treatment tab If the claim is classified as Arrearage Paid Prorata the estimated payment is the average pro rata payment for the claim as computed by the Chapter 13 Calculator 9 Claims That Are Not to Be Paid By the Trustee This section of the plan lists any secured claims that the debtor will be paying directly to the creditors holding the claim Information for any claims classified as SLTO Secured long term outside plan will be printed here The Creditor s name is taken from the corresponding field in the Creditor Information tab and the Description of Property Nature of Obligation are filled in based on the information you enter in the description of property field for the creditor 10 Other Provisions e If the plan includes any lump sum payments an asterisk will print after the monthly payment amount in Section 1 of the plan and the am
4. you will need to install one of the following jurisdictions The Eastern District of Arkansas McCarty amp Babin Plan AR E ZX or the Western District of Arkansas McCarty amp Babin Plan AR W ZX Attorney s Fees and Filing Fees You can include attorney s fees and filing fees in the plan s calculations through the Claims tab in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator Information about attorney s fees can be found in Section 3 of the Plan The filing fees will not appear on the printed plan If you want to include filing fees on the printed plan add them to the Other tab in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator so that it appears in Section 10 Other Provisions In some districts trustees do not allow the filing fee to be paid through the plan Custom Entry Screen The Arkansas Chapter 13 Plan Se Arkansas Babin amp McCarty Coop Chapter 13 Plan screen allows users to enter an initial attorney fee and Chapter 13 Plan H H H 3 B Administrative Claims Attorney Fees percentage in Section 3 B and specify a treatment for The rere shall receive arinta fee as provided in the pen and peared 5 the j j j j j j fi ids paid by debtor after administrati t bi id Nonpriority Unsecured Claims in Section 7 To access this Saari Fas he percoriaplise ceeds e ev lexpooved be CURt screen click the AR 13 Plan Info button located in the top CONES a eee CC amen Initial Fee requested in the application right corner of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculat
5. your hard drive your changes to these documents are not automatically saved 1 To save changes to the plan with the Best Case Editor choose File Save 2 The Save Document in Case window appears By default the name of the form is filled in for you and Replaces Form is marked as the print selection Click the Save to Case button to save the edited form Note that changes that you make to the plan apply to this case only not to all cases 3 Close the Best Case Editor The edited plan will then appear on the Forms and Schedules menu as the Replaced version of the original document 4 To print the plan mark the Replaced plan to print on the Forms and Schedules menu and select your printing options For all printing options see Printing Forms in your User s Guide or Help menu in Best Case Bankruptcy 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com 10 Opening Replaced Documents with the Best Case Editor To open a Replaced plan that was previously saved with the Best Case Editor 1 Double click on the Chapter 13 Plan in the Forms and Schedules menu 2 On the next window click the Edit button if you want to edit the plan with the Best Case Editor The plan will then open in the Best Case Editor and you can make additional revisions to the plan as needed 3 Tf instead you want to return to the Chapter 13 Calculator after saving the form with the Best Case Editor double click on the Chapter 13 Pl
6. 3 Plan Treatment tab e Monthly Arrearage Payment For arrearages classified as Arrearage Paid Prorata the monthly payment is based on information compiled in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator For arrearages classified as Arrearage Fixed Payment the monthly payment is based on information entered in the Arrearage Payment field in the arrearage portion of the 13 Plan treatment tab for the Schedule D creditor B Other Priority Claims This section of the plan lists any other secured creditors included on Schedule E that are classified as UPR Unsecured Priority Plan Headings e Creditor s Name is taken from the corresponding field in the Creditor Information tab 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com e Debt Amount is the priority portion of the claim from the 13 Plan Treatment tab 6 Special Nonpriority Unsecured Claims All claims classified as U100 Unsecured special class paid 100 in the Chapter 13 Plan Treatment Tab will be listed here Usually unsecured nonpriority Schedule F claims are of the Unsecured General Nonpriority class and get paid only a percentage of the amount they are owed Using the U100 Unsecured special class paid 100 class you can give special priority to individual Schedule F claims so that they are paid in full and are paid ahead of other Schedule F claims You might use this class when the debtor wants to pay the claim in full because there is a co debtor because the debt
7. ab e Debt Amount equals the amount of the claim as entered in the Creditor Information tab e Interest Rate is the Interest rate that you specify for the claim in the 13 Plan Treatment tab If you do not specify an interest rate or if you reset it to 0 00 then this column will be left blank per form instructions e Monthly Payment represents the average monthly pro rata payment made on the claim as calculated by the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator e Reason for Special Classification For all claims listed in this section the information you enter in the Consideration field in the claim s Creditor Information tab will print here In addition if this is a specially classified claim e g U75 as described above Best Case will also add a note indicating what percentage of the claim is being paid 7 Nonpriority Unsecured Claims This section of the plan details the provisions by which claims classified as UGEN Unsecured General Nonpriority will be paid Per the instructions on the form if Unsecured General Nonpriority creditors are to be paid 100 of the claim value Best Case will not select any of the payment options listed on the plan If the Unsecured General Nonpriority claim holders will be receiving less than 100 of their claims Best Case defaults to selecting the Definite Percentage option and it will automatically fill in the percentage the claim holders will be paid based on the percentage you designated for unsecured non priority
8. an in the Forms and Schedules menu and then click the Options button on the next window On the next screen type DRAFT in front of the form name and click the Do Not Print button Click OK on the next two screens and then click the Close button Double click on the Chapter 13 Plan on the Forms and Schedules menu to open the calculator If you want to return to your previous DRAFT of the 13 Plan highlight the plan on the Forms and Schedules menu and click the Attach button Click the Edit button to open the plan with the Best Case Editor 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com
9. arked if there are claims classified as DST Domestic Support Paid by Trustee and the monthly payment entered on the 13 Plan Treatment tab prints here ii Domestic Support Obligation Claims assigned to owed to or recoverable by a governmental unit In this section Best Case prints the names of any creditors classified as DSG Domestic Support Government iii Domestic Support Obligation Claims Paid by Trustee The monthly payment entered in the 13 Plan Treatment tab prints here for claims classified as DST Domestic Support Paid by Trustee iv This checkbox is marked if there are no domestic support obligations entered v Domestic Support Obligation Arrearage Claims This section of the plan lists the arrearage information for Domestic Support Obligations and indicates whether they are going to be cured through the plan or if the debtor will pay the creditor directly To specify an arrearage on a Domestic Support Obligation 1 Include the arrearage in the Claim amount in the Unsecured Priority Creditor Information Jane Doe xj creditor information tab Creditor Form 22 Means Test 13 Plan Treatment Codebtors Add Notice 2 Open the 13 Plan Treatment tab and classify the lassification of Priority Claim lassification of Arreara ition priority portion of the claim as DSO Domestic LAMPE ARPHAvesane pad route gt Support Obligation or DSG Domestic Support Ppa Ca STEEP cacy Awwuagedee T0000 Gover
10. creditors in the Chapter 13 Plan Summary screen For more information about changing the payments to unsecured creditors consult the Chapter 13 Plan Summary Tab sections of your user s manual or the help file 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com To select a different payment option 1 Open the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator to the Summary screen and then click the AR 13 Plan Info button located in the top right corner 2 In the Arkansas McCarty and Coop Chapter 13 Plan custom entry screen that opens specify the appropriate method for paying nonpriority unsecured claims and fill in any additional information in the corresponding text fields 3 Click OK to save your changes and return to the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator Summary screen 8 Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases This section of the plan lists assumed executory contracts and unexpired leases If the debtor is going to assume a contract or lease you will need to create a Schedule D or F entry for it in order for it to appear on the plan In the Creditor information tab enter the name of the contract lease party In the property description field or the consideration field on Schedule F type in a description of the collateral if applicable If the debtor is in arrears you may want this claim listed on a creditor schedule for the claim amount enter the amount that the debtor is in arrears If you don t want this claim to appear on Schedule D or F put a
11. d then click the Debtor or Joint Debtor tab Enter the number in the Work Phone field Debtor Joint Debtor Pay Interval Checkboxes By default the monthly option is chosen You can mark the weekly bi weekly and semi monthly options by selecting the corresponding interval in the Payroll Interval fields for the debtor and or joint debtor in the Wage tab of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator If you choose another interval such as daily the Other option will be chosen on the form and the interval you selected in the wage deduction tab will be specified on the plan Following Provisions Step Plan Details If this is a step plan the details of the different steps will print here For each additional step payment included in the plan Best Case will print a block of text which includes the new payment amount as entered in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator the Starting Month for the new step and whether the plan payment is increasing or decreasing 2 Plan Length The Plan Length number of months is taken from the Summary tab of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator It represents the total number of months for each step of the plan 3 Administrative Claims A Trustee s Fees and Expenses No data prints in this section of the form B Attorney Fees The Amount Paid to Attorney prior to filing prints in this section based on the amount you specified in the Compensation Received field of the Compensation Statement of A
12. editor on the 13 Plan Treatment tab e Monthly Payment If the claim is classified as Secured fixed payment 506 N A the estimated payment equals the regular payment entered in the 13 Plan Treatment tab If the claim is classified as Secured paid prorata 506 N A the estimated payment is the average pro rata payment for the claim as computed by the Chapter 13 Calculator iii Other Secured Claims Any claim classified as SFP Secured fixed payment or SPR Secured paid prorata is listed in this section of the plan Plan Headings e Creditor and Collateral The creditor name is taken from the creditor name you entered in the Creditor Information tab Collateral is taken from the property description you enter in the Creditor Information tab e Purchase Date comes from the information you enter in the Date Incurred field in the Creditor Information tab e Scheduled Debt Amount represents the Claim amount from the Creditor Information tab e Value represents the Market Value as taken from the Creditor Information tab e Interest Rate equals the interest rate entered for the creditor on the 13 Plan Treatment tab e Monthly Payment If the claim is classified as Secured fixed payment the estimated payment equals the regular payment entered in the 13 Plan Treatment tab If the claim is classified as Secured paid prorata the estimated payment is the average pro rata payment for the claim as computed by the Chapter 13 Calculator iv S
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14. estvecsdestsecsteassects AT ANE E sects ENR EREN ERAT AEE EATR 7 7 NOnprionity Unsecured Claisse e E i E IE EEEN AE OEREO EE ENEE ROOIE NNE 7 8 Execut ry Contracts and Unexpired eases cisc scocscesscsesascasdecssvestesssvenrtsovsentesosseatisssvessecobycesdcoveeasiepstasdisovededhcabusech cos saeshcvsvnedvassccesyeasstscesanye 8 9 Claims That Are Notto Be Paid By the Trust e i ccscsaseviscssnnsvscsavevsaacvensiscassesssacetuvveesdseesscnsvavaecst suseacevava CE VOSNE CE EVESEN EEEN Eoo NNa E S OEST Ea EEN 8 10 Other PION SOTS ran EA ATEENA E OEO EE 8 Signatures uoi ieai ce EEE TEESE E E E EA EEES EEN E TEE aE vex AE EEEIEE EAEE T E 9 Editing the d E Ta E A E E E T E E R 9 Saving Replacing the Plan with the Best Case Editor ccscsssscscscscsssscccsccsssssscsesscssscsescsessscececssscssesscsssessees 9 Opening Replaced Documents with the Best Case Editor scscssscssssscscscscssescscscssscssscsssssssscssscsessnessseesecees 10 Disclaimer Regarding Local Chapter 13 Plans Our goal is to make preparation of local Chapter 13 plans as easy as possible As always we welcome any suggestions and feedback you might have It is important to understand that because these local plans vary greatly we sometimes have to resort to methods of entering information that are less straightforward and that require closer attention on the part of the user than other areas of the software Additionally the Chapter 13 plan by it
15. for the claim as computed by the Chapter 13 Calculator ii Claims to Which 506 Valuation is NOT Applicable Claims listed in this subsection consist of debts secured by a purchase money security interest in a vehicle for which the debt was incurred within 910 days of filing the bankruptcy petition or claims secured by any other personal property for which the debt was incurred within 1 year of filing Any claim classified as SF5 Secured fixed payment 506 N A or SP5 Secured paid prorata 506 N A is listed in this section of the plan Note if you Classify a claim as Secured fixed payment 506 N A or Secured paid prorata 506 N A and it includes an unsecured portion you can check the Pay Full Claim as Secured checkbox in the 13 Plan Treatment tab for the creditor if you want the Chapter 13 Calculator to include the unsecured portion as part of the secured claim when it calculates the plan payments Plan Headings 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com e Creditor Name Collateral are taken from the creditor name and description of property fields in the Creditor Information tab e Purchase Date comes from the information you enter in the Date Incurred field in the Creditor Information tab e Debt Amount to be Paid is the Claim Amount from the Creditor Information tab e Value represents the Market Value as taken from the Creditor Information tab e Interest Rate equals the interest rate entered for the cr
16. he Filing Information tab of the Voluntary Petition 1 Payment to the Trustee The Monthly Payment amount that prints here is the payment amount you specify in the first payment amount field in the Chapter 13 Plan calculator If this is a step plan the additional payment information for each step will print in a block of text that appears at the end of Section 1 If the plan includes any lump sum payments an asterisk will print after the monthly payment amount and the amount and month number of each lump sum payment will print in Section 8 D Other Provisions Employment Information and Payroll Interval Employer Withholding and Direct Pay by Debtor Checkboxes The checkbox labeled Direct Pay by Debtor is marked by default If a wage deduction amount is entered in the Wage tab of the Chapter 13 Calculator the checkbox labeled Employer Withholding of will be marked for a debtor and or joint debtor Name of Employer Address The name of employer and address for the debtor and or joint debtor prints on the plan based on the information you specify in the Employment tab in Schedule A special form preference is available to remove the employer name and address from the printed form For more information on this preference see Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2 Work Phone Number To enter the debtor or joint debtor s work phone number open the Client List highlight your client click the Notes button in the toolbar an
17. nment AminterestRate 0 00 3 Enter the arrearage amount in the Arrearage r Claim Summar section of the 13 Plan Treatment tab at ene 5 Priority Amount 10 000 00 JUGEN Unsecured General Nonpriority z 4 If the debtor is going to pay the arrearage through ERA 0 00 eee the plan classify the arrearage portion of the claim a as either ARPR Arrearage paid prorata or ARR Arrearage fixed payment If the arrearage is going to be paid directly to the claim holder you can classify it as SLTO Secured long term outside plan 5 Fill in the Arrearage Interest Rate and the fixed payment information if applicable 6 Click OK to save your changes If the arrearage is classified as SLTO Secured long term outside plan Best Case automatically marks the option which indicates that The domestic support obligation arrearage claim will be paid directly by the Debtor If the arrearage is classified as ARPR Arrearage paid prorata or ARR Arrearage fixed payment Best Case automatically selects the option indicating that The domestic support obligation arrearage will be paid by the Trustee and fills in the details for the accompanying table as follows e Creditor Name and Address The creditor name and address print on the plan based on the corresponding information you enter in the Creditor Information tab for the creditor e Arrearage Amount is the arrearage amount you enter in the Arrearage Portion of the Chapter 1
18. or Initial Percentage requested in the application 7 Nonpriority Unsecured Claims Allowed nonpriority claims shall be paid A definite percentage from 13 plan calculator A Prorata dividend from funds remaining after payment of all other classes C Other Specify Wx X ca He Special Form Preferences Your plan includes special form preferences which allow you to o Permanently add text to the Other Provisions o Remove the debtor and or joint debtor s employer information in Section 1 o Exclude the signature lines from the end of the plan and o Add the law firm address from the Setup Menu after the attorney signature lines To access the form preferences 1 Highlight the Chapter 13 Plan on the Forms and Schedules Menu for the client 2 Click Setup Edit Form Preferences 3 Highlight the form preference and click Change 4 Select Yes or No or type in your text and then click OK to save 5 Click Close on the next screen 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com How Information You Enter Relates to the Printed Plan Caption Debtor Name The debtor s name prints on the plan from information entered in the Debtor tab of the Voluntary Petition Joint Debtor The joint debtor s name prints on the plan from information entered in the Joint Debtor tab of the Voluntary Petition Case Number The case number prints on the plan from information entered in t
19. or wants to maintain a relationship with the creditor or for certain student loans which are non dischargeable For each creditor the name of creditor and amount of claim will be listed and the class is determined by your selection in the Chapter 13 Plan Treatment Tab for the Schedule F creditor If there are creditors that you want to pay in a different class you can create your own class such as a special U75 class that pays certain unsecured creditors 75 To do that you ll need to go into your Setup Menu 1 Close the Client List Window Select a Setup Jurisdictions x Code Name insecured special Class pai 2 For the Eastern District of Arkansas highlight De aTa ee Special Intention AR E ZX Eastern District of Arkansas None C Surender Avoid Lien Long Tem McCarty amp Babin Plan or for the Western Basmati District of Arkansas highlight AR W ZX det See ee Eastern District of Arkansas McCarty amp Babin ans R Plan Then click Edit oo Click the 13 Plan tab Plan Treatment Entry Screen Options Click Insert to add a new class F Wied W HdePament HieRae WieAeaage T Hetem Fill out the screen as shown below substituting i the percentage you want this class of creditors ee paid for 75 Change this figure in the Code the name of the class and the Payoff Percent oko Plan Headings e Creditor is taken from the creditor name you entered in the Creditor Information t
20. ount and month number of each lump sum payment will print here 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com e Schedule D creditors classified as SAL Secured Avoid Lien in the Chapter 13 Plan Treatment Tab will also be listed here The Secured Avoid Lien class is used if the property securing the lien is claimed as fully exempt Essentially this claim is then treated as an unsecured claim and would generally be paid in the unsecured general nonpriority class The creditor information will be printed on the plan as follows Creditor Name Debtor s intend to avoid lien under 522 f 1 or 522 f 2 e Comments that you type in the Other tab in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator will also appear in this section Be sure you have included any comments about creditors that will be treated differently than the directions in the plan indicate e There is also a Chapter 13 Plan Form Preference that allows you to permanently add text to this section For more information on accessing this preference see Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2 of these instructions Signatures The Date will print as entered in the Print Date on Signature Line field in the options window that appears whenever the form is printed or opened for editing The attorney name selected in the Filing Information tab of the Voluntary Petition lists as the Attorney for the Debtor s The Debtor and Co Debtor Spouse if applicable and attorney name will prin
21. s very nature is probably the most complicated document filed in a consumer bankruptcy case and requires detailed legal knowledge Please understand that you must always proofread every plan to ensure that it has printed as expected and that the plan accurately reflects the debtor s intentions This software is far from foolproof It is very possible for an inexperienced user to produce an incomplete or inaccurate plan It is the responsibility of the attorney to review every plan prior to filing it Best Case Solutions technical support staff can advise you on the operation of the software such as how to get a claim to print as you want on the form but the actual decision about how to classify a given claim is a legal question that must be resolved by the responsible attorney The Best Case technical support staff does not and can not dispense legal advice In addition your local trustee can modify or change the Chapter 13 plan requirements practices or the format of the plan at any time It is the responsibility of the attorney representing the debtor to ensure that local rules and practices are adhered to Instructions for Using the McCarty and Babin Custom 13 Plan Notes About this Custom 13 Plan Assigning the Correct Custom Jurisdiction Your custom Chapter 13 Plan package includes two different plans one for Trustees McCarty and Babin and one for Trustee Goldman In order to access the custom plan for Trustees McCarty and Babin
22. t as entered in the voluntary petition Special Form Preferences If you want to add the attorney s address telephone number fax number and email address as entered in the Setup Menu or If you want to exclude the signature lines from the form altogether there are two form preferences which allows you to do so For more information on accessing this preference see Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2 of these instructions Editing the Plan 1 Custom Chapter 13 plans are provided as RTF rich text format files so that they can easily be edited and saved as needed Mark just the 13 Plan to print in the Forms and Schedules Menu 2 Click the Print button in the toolbar at the top of your screen The Print Documents dialog box appears Mark your printing choices and then click the Edit Form button on the right side of the dialog box 3 The 13 Plan appears on your screen in the Best Case Editor You can add or remove text as needed All editing options are described in the Best Case Editor Options help topic Saving Replacing the Plan with the Best Case Editor When you edit a document in the Best Case Editor you are not actually editing the data record for the debtor as you are when you enter information through Best Case entry screens like the Voluntary Petition window Instead you are editing a text document that has information about the debtor filled in for you So that these forms will not take up a large amount of room on
23. the description of property from the Creditor Information tab e Adequate Protection Payment Amount is the amount you enter in the Pre Con Adequate Protection Payment field in the 13 Plan Treatment tab B Post Confirmation Payments i Long Term Debts Including Debts Secured by Real Property Which the Debtor Intends to Retain All Schedule D creditors classified as SLTP Secured long term in plan will appear in this section of the plan Creditors classified as SLTP Secured long term in plan will be paid a fixed amount each month which is specified in the 13 Plan Treatment tab for each claim Payments will be paid through the trustee and are subject to the trustee s fee This class is for long term obligations such as mortgages that will continue even after the 13 plan payment period has ended Plan Headings e Creditor Collateral is taken from the information you entered in the Creditor Information tab e Monthly Payment is the payment amount you specify for the Secured Portion of the claim in the 13 Plan Treatment tab e Pre Petition Arrearage Amount equals the arrearage amount you specified in the Arrearage Portion of the creditor s 13 Plan Treatment tab e Monthly Arrearage Payment If the claim is classified as Arrearage Fixed Payment the estimated payment equals the regular payment entered in the 13 Plan Treatment tab If the claim is classified as Arrearage Paid Prorata the estimated payment is the average pro rata payment
24. ttorney The Attorney Fees to be paid by the Trustee are taken from the Attorney Fee field in the Summary tab of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com A custom entry screen is available to enter an initial attorney fee and percentage To access this screen open the Chapter 13 Calculator and click the AR 13 Plan Info button in the upper right corner 4 Secured Claims A Pre confirmation Adequate Protection Payments This section of the plan lists any pre confirmation adequate protection payments You can specify the payment amounts in the Pre Con Adequate Protection Payment field in the 13 Plan Treatment tab for all creditors on Schedule D Information for any secured claim listed on Schedule D prints here if you enter a pre confirmation adequate protection payment amount greater than 0 00 for the creditor Plan Headings e Creditor s Name and Last 4 Digits of Account Number The creditor name prints on the plan based on the information you enter in the Creditor Information tab To print the Last 4 Digits of the Account Number simply mark the Mask on Form checkbox in the Creditor Information tab Note There is also universal preference which allows you mask all account numbers for clients in this Jurisdiction For more information on changing this setting consult the Preferences topic in your help file or the Preferences Section in Chapter 9 of your User s Manual e Collateral is
25. urrender of Collateral Schedule D creditors classified as SSR Secured surrender property will print in this portion of the plan In lieu of payment a creditor of this class will receive the property that secures its claim The secured portion of the claim will be listed on the printed chapter 13 plan but will not be included in the payment calculations of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator e The Creditor s name is taken from the corresponding field in the Creditor Information tab and the Collateral to be Surrendered is filled in based on the information you enter in the description of property field for the creditor 5 Priority Unsecured Claims A Domestic Support Obligations i This section of the plan will print claims that are classified as DSO Domestic Support Obligation DST Domestic Support Paid by Trustee or DSG Domestic Support Government For each Domestic Support Obligation listed here Best Case will print the Creditor Name and Address as entered in the Creditor Information tab If this is a joint case indicate which debtor has the domestic support obligation in either the Creditor Name field or the Street Address field on the Creditor Information tab The checkbox labeled The regular monthly support payment shall be paid by the debtor directly will be marked if there are any claims classified as DSO Domestic Support Obligation 2013 Best Case LLC 1 800 492 8037 www bestcase com The second checkbox will be m
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