Description
This panel will discuss the source and purpose of the National Chapter 13 Plan Form, explain the concerns surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court case of Espinosa, discuss the Bankruptcy Rules that will accompany the National Form, discuss and explain the National Form’s parts and the provisions contained therein, and cover what the practitioner must consider when the National Form becomes mandatory. The panel will also discuss relevant issues related to properly preparing and filing well-supported proofs of claims, including issues related to transferred and purchased claims. Finally, the panel will address the fairly new Rule 3002.1, which is related to claims secured by a security interest in the debtor's principal residence, including the details and responsibilities that accompany all of that rule's subparts.
Conference