Local Rule LR 6.02 / LR 2083-2: Filing of Plan; Commencing of Payments and Payments to Secured Creditors

(a) The debtor must file his/her Chapter 13 plan within fifteen (15) days from the date the Chapter 13 petition is filed with the Court. An "Order of Conditional Dismissal for Failure to File Chapter 13 Plan" will be issued in cases where plans are not filed within fifteen (15) days of the petition.

(b) The debtor shall commence making the payments proposed by the plan to the Chapter 13 Trustee within thirty (30) days after the plan is filed.

(c) The Chapter 13 Trustee shall, within thirty (30) days of the filing of the plan and commencement of payment, begin payments to secured claimants and taxing authorities designated by the debtor to receive monthly payments under the plan. Each payment disbursed shall be in an amount equal to that so specified within the plan narrative and shall continue until such time as the plan is confirmed, the payment is otherwise modified and/or the value of collateral securing said claim is determined. The Chapter 13 Trustee may include, in calculating the trustee's expenses, payments to secured creditors and taxing authorities made pursuant to this rule only upon confirmation of the debtor's plan.

(d) Counsel for a Chapter 13 debtor should be prepared to offer evidence at the confirmation hearing on the actions taken by the debtor to accomplish the surrender in accordance with the terms of the debtor's plan.

Cross reference Bankruptcy Rule 3015 11 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1)