The Vancouver, Washington Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Creditors Meeting

May 17, 2009

People are often nervous about the Vancouver, Washington Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Meeting of the Creditors. The real source of this anxiety is that they have no idea what to expect. In Washington, each Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Petition Filer must attend the Meeting of the Creditors or their bankruptcy will be dismissed.  You will want to verify [...]

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Vancouver, Washington Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Information Sheet

May 13, 2009

If you file a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Petition in Washington and your hearing is set for Vancouver, Washington will want you to complete and submit a Trustee Information Sheet to your Bankruptcy attorney. Failure to complete the Washington Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Information Sheet may result in your hearing being continued to a later date.  You do [...]

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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Wage Orders In Portland and Vancouver

May 13, 2009

If you file a chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in Washington or Oregon, your plan payment will be made through wage garnishment instead of a direct payment. Both the Portland and Vancouver Chapter 13 Trustees will insist on it. As much as you might be uncomfortable with this intrusion, having your Chapter 13 payment f come [...]

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Your Portland Oregon Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Creditors Meeting

May 6, 2009

Many debtors are apprehensive about the first meeting of creditors and do not really understand what it is. This article will briefly explain what happens and what is expected of you. In Oregon, each bankruptcy petition signer must attend or the chapter 13 bankruptcy will be dismissed.  You will want to verify the address of [...]

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Will Moving Out of Washington or Oregon Harm My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?

May 5, 2009

If you are living in either the Portland or Vancouver and you decide to move out of state, there should be no impact on your Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, provided that you keep making your mandatory payments to the Chapter 13 Trustee.  You will want to provide your Portland or Vancouver Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Attorney with [...]

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Can I Reduce My Car Payment in My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?

May 3, 2009

In both Oregon and Washington, you can under certain circumstances reduce the amount that you have to pay back to your car lender by filing a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. This can obviously represent a huge savings to many debtors in the Vancouver and Portland metro areas. Generally speaking, as long as the car loan is [...]

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I Missed My Mortgage Payments During My Chapter 13

May 2, 2009

 The most immediate result of missing your mortgage payment during your Oregon Chapter 13 is the filing of a Motion For Relief From Stay by your lender’s attorney.   A Motion For Relief From Stay, if granted by the Portland Bankruptcy Court, enables your lender to foreclose on the property during your Chapter 13 Bankruptcy because [...]

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Who is the Vancouver Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee?

May 1, 2009

David Howe is the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee for Vancouver, Tacoma and all parts of Washington in between. Contact information for the Vancouver, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee is as follows: Office Hours:  7:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Monday – Friday Phone Number: Tacoma Office Main Number (253)572-6600   Tacoma [...]

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What do I need to provide the Portland Chapter 13 Trustee prior to my hearing?

May 1, 2009

No later than two weeks before your Portland Chapter 13 Creditors Meeting, the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee requires  the following items:  1.) Any documents showing the last sixty days worth of income including pay stubs, 401k distributions, documentation of unemployment, pension payments and so on. 2.) Your most recent filed federal and state tax returns. 3.) Bank [...]

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Where in Vancouver are the Chapter 13 Creditors Meetings?

April 30, 2009

In Vancouver, Washington, the Chapter 13 Creditors Meetings(also commonly referred to as Chapter 13 341 Meetings) are all held on the second floor of the Federal Building at 500 West 12th Street, Vancouver, Washington 98660.On-steet metered paking is readily available, but the parking lot in front of the building is for federal employees only. Make [...]

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