I fell behind on my Chapter 13 payments. I have a settlement date on my house in 3 weeks.what should I do?

Posted by: admin in chapter 13 bankruptsy rules on October 31st, 2009

dgoldenboy67 asked:

I filed for chpt.13 in Nov 2006. I am paying a 1500.00 mortgage, and a 1400.00 payment on the Chpt. 13 repayment plan. I have had tremendous trouble keeping up with the trustee payments.My Bankruptcy lawyer contacted me and said the trustee is going to close my case on monday unless I pay a back fee of 4500.00. Needless to say I dont have the money. I have a house on the market and a closing date of Sept 14th. The lawyer suggested that I let the trustee close the case and go to settlement on the set date to save me some money. My question is I have a vehicle and back taxes in the Chpt.13 plan. How does that factor in after the sale of the house? The lawyer suggests getting a tax attorney for the back taxes I owe. So what about the car? Also, since the trustee is going to drop the plan on Monday, what does this mean in terms of my credit and how it is reflected on my credit report. Is it still reflected as an open bankruptsy? Also, what about the money i paid into the plan? Help!

Tags: Closing Date, Trustee