Chapter 13

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Also known as wage-earners bankruptcy chapter 13 allows the debtor to make partial repayment of specific types of debt to the debtor’s creditors.

A Chapter 13 debtor filing with the bankruptcy court allows the debtor to keep all his personal property while making a plan designed to repay debts in total, but usually at a substantial discount over a three-to-five-year term.

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