Local Rule Local Rule 3015-1: Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plans and Rule 3015.1 Opt-Out.
Bankr. S.D. Tex. — General rule
Local Rule 3015-1. Confirmation of Chapter 13 Plans and Rule 3015.1 Opt-Out.
(a) Uniform Plan and Motion for Valuation of Collateral. Pursuant to FED. R. BANKR. P. 3015.1, the Court requires that a Local Form Plan must be used instead of the Official Form Plan. The Local Form Plan is posted on the Court's website.
(b) Mortgage Payments Through the Chapter 13 Trustee. Home mortgage payments will be made through the chapter 13 trustee, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures for Claims Secured by Real Estate. The current procedures may be found on the Court's website.
(c) Plan Modifications. To obtain a modification of a confirmed chapter 13 plan:
(1) The party seeking to modify the plan must file (i) a proposed modified plan and a proposed modified plan summary, each utilizing the official forms posted on the Court's website; and (ii) a proposed amended wage order or electronic payment mechanism consistent with the proposed modification.
(2) The proposed modified plan must be self-calendared for a hearing on the next available date as scheduled on the Chapter 13 Trustee's website.
(3) If the proposed modified plan is filed by the Debtor(s), the Debtor(s) must simultaneously file amended schedules I and J.