What Debts Remain After a Chapter 13 Discharge?
A Chapter 13 discharge affects only those debts provided for by the plan. Any debts not scheduled in the plan will remain, and the debtor will have to pay them in full, even after discharge.
Dane Shields earned his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University's Chase College of Law in 1977. Together with his colleague Sandra D. Freeburger, Dane works to uphold the rights of citizens throughout Western Kentucky including Henderson, Union, and Webster County. Dane and Sandra grew up on the same block from the age of four. They now use their years of combined experience to advise clients on a variety of legal matters.
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A Chapter 13 discharge affects only those debts provided for by the plan. Any debts not scheduled in the plan will remain, and the debtor will have to pay them in full, even after discharge.
Debtors who have faced obstacles to paying off their debts when due have no doubt received more than their fair share of demanding letters and phone calls
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