District of New Jersey Chapter 13 Plan
Instructions and Plan Settings
April 2014
This custom Chapter 13 Plan is available as an Add-On for an additional fee. If you have purchased our 7 & 13,
Full or Network package but have not purchased this Add-On, you will have access to the plan calculator but the
plan itself will function in Demo mode. To use this plan, you will need to install the District of New Jersey
~rev custom 13 plan (NJ-A-ZY) jurisdiction. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Best Case
Bankruptcy, after installing the new jurisdiction, for existing cases, reselect the jurisdiction in the Voluntary Petition
to use this custom plan.
Table of Contents
Notes About this Custom 13 Plan ..................................................................................................................................................2
Caption .........................................................................................................................................................................................3
1. Payment and Length of Plan ....................................................................................................................................................3
2. Adequate Protection .................................................................................................................................................................4
3. Priority Claims (Including Administrative Expenses) .................................................................................................................5
4. Secured Claims ........................................................................................................................................................................5
5. Unsecured Claims ....................................................................................................................................................................7
6. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases .............................................................................................................................7
7. Motions ....................................................................................................................................................................................8
8. Other Plan Provisions ...............................................................................................................................................................9
9. Modification ............................................................................................................................................................................10
10. Sign Here .............................................................................................................................................................................10
Editing the Plan ...........................................................................................................................................................................10
Saving (Replacing) the Plan with the Best Case Editor................................................................................................................10
Opening “Replaced” Documents with the Best Case Editor .........................................................................................................10
Disclaimer Regarding Local Chapter 13 Plans
Our goal is to make preparation of local Chapter 13 plans as easy as possible. As always, we welcome any
suggestions and feedback you might have.
It is important to understand that because these local plans vary greatly, we sometimes have to resort to methods
of entering information that are less straightforward and that require closer attention on the part of the user than
other areas of the software. Additionally, the Chapter 13 plan by its very nature is probably the most complicated
document filed in a consumer bankruptcy case and requires detailed legal knowledge.
Please understand that you must always proofread every plan to ensure that it has printed as expected and that
the plan accurately reflects the debtor’s intentions. This software is far from foolproof. It is very possible for an
inexperienced user to produce an incomplete or inaccurate plan. It is the responsibility of the attorney to
review every plan prior to filing it.
Best Case Solutions’ technical support staff can advise you on the operation of the software, such as how to
get a claim to print as you want on the form, but the actual decision about how to classify a given claim is a legal
question that must be resolved by the responsible attorney. The Best Case technical support staff does not
and cannot dispense legal advice.
In addition, your local trustee can modify or change the Chapter 13 plan requirements, practices or the format of
the plan at any time. It is the responsibility of the attorney representing the debtor to ensure that local
rules and practices are adhered to.
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Notes About this Custom 13 Plan
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Attorney’s Fees and Filing Fees: You can input attorney’s fees and filing fees to be paid through the
plan through the Claims tab in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator. Attorney’s fees and filing fees will then
appear in Section 3. Priority Claims.
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Classifying Claims: When you are preparing a
Chapter 13 Case in Best Case, the creditor entry
window for each creditor you enter into Schedules D,
E and F includes a “13 Plan Treatment” tab. In the 13
Plan Treatment tab, you can assign a treatment class
to the creditor which specifies how you want it to be
treated under the 13 Plan. The treatment class
determines when the creditor will be paid in relation to
other creditors, whether the claim will be paid through
the plan or outside the plan, whether it will be paid in
pro rata or fixed installments. The treatment class also
determines under which section of the plan the claim
information will print and whether or not the claim will
extend beyond the life of the plan.
In addition to the standard Best Case plan classes, the custom plan format for this district also uses four
custom plan classes to aid in the handling of claims:
o ADPT - Adequate Protection through Trustee and ADPD - Adequate Protection by Debtor:
For Creditors receiving payments in the nature of adequate protection, your Custom 13 Plan has
two custom classes that will allow you to list creditors in Section 2 of the plan. ADPT - Adequate
Protection through Trustee denotes that the adequate protection payments will be distributed
by the trustee, while ADPD - Adequate Protection by Debtor indicates that the adequate
protection payments will be made to the creditor directly by the debtor.
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ACL - Assumed Contracts and Leases and ACLO - Assumed Contracts and Leases
Outside of Plan: These two plan classes can be used if you would like assumed contracts or
leases to print in Section 6 of the plan. Claims classified as ACL - Assumed Contracts and
Leases will be paid through the plan and claims classified as ACLO - Assumed Contracts and
Leases Outside of Plan will be paid outside of the plan, directly by the debtor.
Custom Entry Screens: Seven custom entry screens have been added to allow you to enter information
required for your Chapter 13 Plan. Open the 13 Plan Calculator and click the NJ 13 Plan Info button in
the upper right corner to access the following custom entry screens:
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General Tab: Allows you to enter the judge name, filing type, filing date, and discharge
information in the Caption section of your plan.
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Payment Tab: This tab allows you to enter plan payment information in Section 1.a. and 1.b.
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Payment 1 c Tab: This screen allows you to enter data in Section 1.c. Use of real property to
satisfy plan obligations.
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Payment 1 d, e Tab: Allows you to enter additional payment data in Section 1.d. and 1.e.
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Unsecured Tab: This special entry screen allows you to enter information regarding Section 5.
Unsecured Claims.
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Other Tab: Allows you to enter information in Section 8. Other Plan Provisions.
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Modification Tab: This screen allows you to enter data in Section 9. Modification
Form Preferences: Your custom plan includes special form preferences which allow you to:
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Include SAL – Secured, avoid lien claims in Section 4.b.;
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Show step plan and lump sum payments in Section 1a;
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Include claims with no unsecured in Section 4.b.;
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Section 4.a. – Print monthly amount for payment to creditor in plan;
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Exclude interest from the total amount being paid to priority creditors in Section 3;
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Set the amount of an avoided lien to always equal the amount of the lien in Section 7.a;
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Move Priority Claims above Secured Claims in the Order of Distribution;
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List claims classified as SAL – Secured, avoid lien in Section 7.a and 7.b; and
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Permanently add text in Section 8. Other Plan Provisions.
To access the Form Preference window: (1) Highlight the Chapter 13 Plan on the Forms and Schedules Menu
for the client. (2) Click Setup/Edit Form Preferences. (3) Highlight the form preference and click Change. (4)
Enter your text, and click OK to save. (5) Click Close on the next screen to return to the Forms and Schedules
Menu.
How Information You Enter Relates to the Printed Plan
Caption
Division Name: The division name for the caption on the first page of the Chapter 13 Plan is taken from the
jurisdiction name in the jurisdiction section of your Setup Menu. Note that if there is a tilde character ~ in your
jurisdiction name, it will not print on the plan nor will any text following the tilde. To include your division and
jurisdiction name in the caption, e.g. District of New Jersey – Newark Division, you must edit the Jurisdiction
Name on the Basic Information tab of the Jurisdiction Section of the Setup Menu.
Debtor(s) and Case Number: The Debtor and Joint Debtor prints on the plan as the information was entered on
the Voluntary Petition. The Case Number, if applicable, is entered in the Notes button in the Toolbar.
Caption Custom Entry Screen: This custom entry screen has
been added to allow users to enter additional information
required for your Chapter 13 Plan caption. To access this
screen, open the 13 Plan Calculator, click the NJ 13 Plan Info
button in the upper right corner, and click the General tab.
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Judge: Users can insert the name of the judge that
prints in the caption.
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Filing Type: Shows whether the plan is in its original
format or if it has been modified with or without a
required notice.
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Motion Included: This checkbox can be marked on this custom screen.
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Filing Date: Users can enter this date that prints in the caption.
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Discharge Information: By default, the “Discharge Sought” checkbox is selected. To mark the “No
Discharge Sought” checkbox, users can mark it on this screen.
1. Payment and Length of Plan
a. Payments to the Trustee: The monthly payment
amount and the number of months in the plan are
based on the payment amount and plan length listed in
the Summary tab of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator.
To enter the start date, click the Custom NJ 13 Plan
Info button located in the top right-hand corner of the
Chapter 13 Plan Calculator, and click the Payment tab,
as pictured to the right. Note: By default, the
frequency of your plan payments will be monthly. If
you want to change this, you can do so by opening the
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Wage Deduction tab in the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator, and setting the Debtor’s Payroll Interval to the
desired frequency; you do not need to specify a deduction amount. Best Case will automatically print the
new frequency on the plan, and the payment amounts that print will be the payments from the Summary
tab of the 13 Plan Calculator pro rated for the frequency you have selected.
b. Plan Payment Sources: By default, Future Earnings is selected as the plan payment source. You can
choose Other Sources of Funding by clicking the Custom NJ 13 Plan Info button located in the top righthand corner of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator, and click the Payment tab, as pictured above.
c. Use of Real Property: To mark an appropriate
checkbox in this section and enter description
language, click the NJ 13 Plan Info button in the
upper right corner of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator
and then click the Payment 1 c tab, as pictured to the
right.
d. d. and e.: To mark either the Section 1d. or 1e.
checkbox and to enter a description in 1d., click the NJ
13 Plan Info button in the upper right corner of the
Chapter 13 Calculator and then click the Payment 1
d,e tab, as pictured to the right.
2. Adequate Protection
Adequate Protection Payments: For Creditors receiving payments in the nature of adequate protection,
your Custom 13 Plan has two custom classes that will allow you to list creditors in this section of the plan.
ADPT - Adequate Protection through Trustee denotes that the adequate protection payments will be
distributed by the trustee, while ADPD - Adequate Protection by Debtor indicates that the adequate
protection payments will be made to the creditor directly by the debtor.
If the creditor will receive adequate protection payments and there is no arrearage on the claim, the
simplest thing to do is to change the classification of the Arrearage section of the Chapter 13 Plan
Treatment tab from ARPR to either ADPT or ADPD, and then enter in the rest of the adequate protection
payment information. For the Arrearage Amount, enter the total of all adequate protection payments that
will be made. In the Term field, enter the total number of months during which the payments will be
made. The Chapter 13 Plan Calculator automatically calculates the monthly payment and enters it into
the payment field.
If the creditor will receive adequate protection payments and there is an arrearage, you will need to enter
in a dummy creditor on Schedule D to detail the adequate protection payments on the plan. In the
Creditor Information tab, enter the name of the creditor to receive payments. For the property description,
enter a description of the collateral securing the claim. For both the Market Value and the Claim amount,
enter in the total of all adequate protection payments the creditor will receive. If you do not want this
claim to appear on Schedule D, put a check in the box labeled “Do Not Print/Total on Sch.” in the upper
right corner.
In the 13 Plan Treatment tab, classify the main portion on the left as ADPT or ADPD. The Secured
Amount field automatically carries over the claim amount from the Creditor Information tab. In the Term
field, enter the total number of months during which the payments will be made. The Chapter 13 Plan
automatically calculates the monthly payment and enters it into the payment field.
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All claims classified as ADPT will print in Section 2.a. and any claim classified as ADPD will list in 2.b.
3. Priority Claims (Including Administrative Expenses)
All claims classified as UPR – Unsecured, Priority will print in this section of the plan. These are generally
Schedule E claims. Creditors of this class will be paid on a pro rata basis, and they will receive the full value
of their claim plus any interest you specify in the 13 Plan Treatment tab.
Attorney's Fee: Attorney’s Fees will also appear as administrative expenses in this column. The portion of
the attorney's fee that will be paid through the plan prints here, which appears as it was entered on the Claims
tab of the 13 Plan Calculator.
Filing Fee: The portion of the filing that will be paid through the plan prints here, which appears as it was
entered on the Claims tab of the 13 Plan Calculator.
Plan Headings:
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The Creditor will appear on the plan according to the name you entered in the Creditor Information tab.
For Attorney’s Fees, the attorney name will appear here as selected on the Filing Information tab of the
Voluntary Petition. “Filing Fees” will automatically print as the creditor name for filing fees.
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For Type of Priority, the plan will print the Type of Priority selected on the Creditor Information tab. If
you enter an attorney’s fee or filing fee, the plan will automatically print these for the Type of Priority.
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Amount to be Paid: By default the plan prints the priority amount, plus interest, entered in the Creditor
Information tab. If you do not want the interest included in this amount, you can remove it by using a
special form preference. For further instructions about how to access this preference, refer to Notes
About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2. For attorney’s fees and filing fees, the amount you entered on the
Claims tab of the 13 Plan Calculator prints here.
4. Secured Claims
a. Curing Default and Maintaining Payments
Creditors classified as SLTO – Secured, long term, outside plan, with an arrearage amount classified
as ARPR - Arrearage, Paid Prorata or ARR - Arrearage, Fixed Payment, will appear in this section of
the plan. This claim will print on the plan with the monthly payment amount that the debtor will be making,
but will not be included in the Chapter 13 Plan calculations. The arrearage portion will be paid through
the plan, however, if it has been classified as ARPR - Arrearage, Paid Prorata or ARR - Arrearage,
Fixed Payment.
Plan Headings:
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Creditor: The creditor name will print on the plan based on the information you enter in the Creditor
Information tab.
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Collateral or Type of Debt: The information you enter in the Description of Property field on the
Creditor Information tab will print in this section.
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Arrearage: The amount specified in the Arrearage portion of the 13 Plan Treatment tab prints here.
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Interest Rate on Arrearage: The interest rate specified in the arrearage interest rate field of the 13
Plan Treatment tab prints here.
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Amount to be Paid (in Plan): The total arrearage amount to be paid through the plan, including
interest, prints here. A special form preference is available to print the monthly amount here instead.
To access this form preference, see Notes About this Custom Plan on page 2.
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Regular Monthly Payment (Outside Plan): The amount specified in the payment field in the
Secured Portion section of the 13 Plan Treatment tab prints here.
b. Modification
Claims classified as SFP - Secured, fixed payment and/or SPR - Secured, paid prorata that have an
unsecured portion will print in this section of the plan. If there is an arrearage, include it in the claim
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amount, as your plan makes no separate provisions for arrearages. These creditors will be paid in full up
to the secured amount by the end of the plan with the interest rate that you specify in the 13 Plan
Treatment tab in Schedule D for each creditor.
Note: Special form preferences have been added to allow users to include SAL – Secure, avoid lien
claims here and to print claims without unsecured portions in this section. To access the form preference
window, refer to Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2.
Plan Headings:
• The Creditor name will print on the plan based on the information you enter in the Creditor
Information tab.
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Collateral will print on the plan as you entered it in the Description of Property field on the Creditor
Information tab.
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The Scheduled Debt is the amount entered in the Claim Amount field on the Creditor Information
tab.
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For Total Collateral Value, the plan will print the Market Value of the property as it appears on the
Creditor Information tab.
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For Superior Liens, the plan will print the Nature of Lien, Creditor Name, and Amount of Claim for
any Senior Liens linked to the claim. Note: These will only appear if the senior lien is linked to the
property on Schedule A (i.e. Manual entries into the senior liens field will not appear).
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Value of Creditor Interest in Collateral: The Secured Amount of the claim will appear on the plan,
taken from the Secured Portion section of the 13 Plan Treatment tab. If there is no secured amount
for the claim (i.e. 0.00), the plan will print “No Value”, and it will be treated as an unsecured claim.
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The Annual Interest Rate is the Interest Rate entered in the Secured Portion section of the 13 Plan
Treatment tab.
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The Total Amount to Be Paid in the plan is the Value of Creditor Interest in Collateral plus the
Annual Interest Rate.
c. Surrender
Schedule D creditors with claims classified as SSR - Secured, surrender property will print in this
portion of the plan. The secured portion of the claim will be listed on the printed Chapter 13 Plan, but will
not be included in the payment calculations of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator.
Plan Headings:
• Creditor: The Creditor name will print on the plan based on the information you enter in the Creditor
Information tab.
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Collateral to be Surrendered: Property information will print on the plan based on the information
you enter in the Property Description field of the Creditor Information tab.
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Value of Surrendered Collateral: The amount entered in the Market Value field of the Creditor
Information tab prints here.
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Remaining Unsecured Debt: The difference between the value of the collateral and the value of the
claim prints for the unsecured debt.
d. Secured Claims Unaffected by the Plan
Creditors classified as SLTO – Secured, long term, outside plan will appear in this section of the plan if
the claim has no arrearage portion entered. The creditor will be paid outside the 13 plan (payments will
not go through the trustee), and the payments will extend beyond the length of the plan.
e. Secured Claims to be Paid in Full through the Plan
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This section will print Schedule D claims that do not have an unsecured portion and are classified as SFP
- Secured, fixed payment and/or SPR - Secured, paid prorata. These creditors will be paid in full by
the end of the plan with the interest rate that you specify in the 13 Plan Treatment tab.
Plan Headings:
• The Creditor name will print on the plan based on the information you enter in the Creditor
Information tab.
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Collateral will print on the plan as the information was entered in the Description of Property field on
the Creditor Information tab.
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Total Amount to be Paid through the Plan is the total amount to be paid into the plan, including
interest, as calculated by the 13 Plan Calculator.
5. Unsecured Claims
a. Not Separately Classified: By default, “Pro rata
distribution from any remaining funds” is selected as
the method for calculating unsecured claims. If you
would like to change this, you can do so by clicking the
Custom NJ 13 Plan Info button located in the top
right-hand corner of the Chapter 13 Plan Calculator,
and clicking the Unsecured tab, as pictured below.
b. Separately Classified Unsecured Claims: All claims
classified as U100 - Unsecured, special class, paid
100% in the Chapter 13 Plan Treatment Tab will be
listed here. Usually, unsecured nonpriority (Schedule F) claims are of the Unsecured, General Nonpriority
class, and get paid only a percentage of the amount they are owed. Using the U100 - Unsecured,
special class, paid 100% class, you can give special priority to individual Schedule F claims so that they
are paid in full, and are paid ahead of other Schedule F claims.
Plan Headings:
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The Creditor will appear on the plan according to the name you entered in the Creditor Information
tab.
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For Basis of Separate Classification, the plan will print the Consideration entered in the Creditor
Information tab.
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For Treatment, the plan will print “Paid 100%”.
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Under Amount to be Paid, the plan prints the total amount to be paid through the plan, including
interest.
6. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
Executory contracts and leases are listed on Schedule G, but only assumed contracts and/or leases appear in
this section of the plan. To include an assumed contract or lease on the printed plan, you will need to create
a “dummy creditor” on Schedule D or F in addition to the entry on Schedule G. On the Creditor Information
tab, enter the name of the contract/lease party. In the property description field or the consideration field type
in a description of the collateral, if applicable. On the 13 Plan Treatment tab for the creditor, select the ACL Assumed Contracts and Leases or ACLO - Assumed Contracts and Leases Outside of Plan custom
plan class for the main portion of the claim. If the entry is classified as ACL - Assumed Contracts and
Leases, the claim will be included in the plan calculations. If the entry is classified as ACLO - Assumed
Contracts and Leases Outside of Plan, the creditor will be paid outside the 13 plan (payments will not go
through the trustee), and the payments will extend beyond the length of the plan. If there is arrearage on the
claim, classify it as ARPR - Arrearage Paid Prorata or ARR - Arrearage Fixed Payment in the Arrearage
Portion of the 13 Plan Treatment tab. If you don’t want this claim to appear on Schedule D or F, put a check
in the box labeled “Do Not Print/Total on Sch.” in the upper right corner.
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Plan Headings:
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The Creditor will appear on the plan according to the name you entered in the Creditor Information tab.
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Nature of Contract or Lease: The description entered on the Creditor Information tab and the monthly
payment as specified on the 13 Plan Treatment prints here.
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Treatment by Debtor: If you have specified an arrearage amount and classified it as ARPR - Arrearage
Paid Prorata, the total arrearage and the average monthly payment as calculated by the 13 Plan
Calculator prints here. If you have classified the arrearage as ARR - Arrearage Fixed Payment, the
payment amount you specify on the 13 Plan Treatment tab will print here. If there is no arrearage
amount, “NO Arrearage” will automatically print here.
7. Motions
a. Motion to Avoid Liens under 11 U.S.C. Section 522(f): This section of the plan lists creditors whose
claims are to be voided pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). For claims to print in this section, classify the
Schedule D creditor as SAL - Secured, avoid lien. This class is used if the property securing the lien is
claimed as fully exempt.
Plan Headings:
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The Creditor will appear on the plan according to the name you entered in the Creditor Information
tab.
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For Nature of Collateral, the plan will print the Description of Property as you entered it on the
Creditor Information tab.
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For Type of Lien, the plan will print the Nature of Lien as you entered it on the Creditor Information
tab.
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The Amount of Lien prints here based on the information you entered in the Claim Amount field on
the Creditor Information tab.
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Value of Collateral is the Market Value of the property, which appears on Creditor Information tab.
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Amount of Claimed Exemption is the Exemption Amount for the property, entered on the
Exemption Information screen for the property claimed as exempt in Schedule C.
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The Sum of All Other Liens Against the Property is the total of the remaining liens against the
property associated with this claim.
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The Amount of Lien to be Avoided is the Secured Amount, taken from the Secured Portion section
of the 13 Plan Treatment tab.
Special Form Preference: Your custom plan includes a special form preference which allows you to
replace the secured amount of the claim with the entire claim amount as the Amount of Lien to be
Avoided. For further instructions about how to access this preference, refer to Notes About this
Custom 13 Plan on page 2.
b. Motion to Void Liens and Reclassify Claim from Secured to Completely Unsecured: Claims
classified as SFP - Secured, fixed payment or SPR - Secured Paid Prorata with a Secured Amount of
$0 will print here, provided the Claim Amount is equal to the Unsecured Amount on the Creditor
Information tab.
Plan Headings:
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The Creditor will appear on the plan according to the name you entered in the Creditor Information
tab.
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For Collateral, the plan will print the Description of Property as it appears on the Creditor Information
tab.
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The Amount of Lien to be Reclassified is based on the information you entered in the Claim
Amount field on the Creditor Information tab for the creditor holding the junior lien.
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Special Form Preference: Your custom plan includes a special form preference which allows you to
list claims from Section 7.a in this section. For further instructions about how to access this
preference, refer to Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2.
c. Motion to Partially Void Liens and Reclassify Underlying Claims as Partially Secured and Partially
Unsecured: Secured claims classified as SFP - Secured, fixed payment, SPR - Secured Paid Prorata
or SLTP -Secured, long term, in plan that have both a secured and unsecured portion print in this
section of the plan. The secured portion of the claim will be paid in full by the end of the plan while the
unsecured portion is paid prorata and after all other claims have been paid.
Plan Headings:
• The Creditor will appear on the plan according to the name you entered in the Creditor Information
tab.
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For Collateral, the plan will print the Description of Property as it appears on the Creditor Information
tab.
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The Amount to be Deemed Secured is the Secured Amount from the 13 Plan Treatment tab.
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The Amount to be Reclassified as Unsecured is the Unsecured Amount of the claim on the
Creditor Information tab.
8. Other Plan Provisions
a. Vesting of Property of the Estate: You can choose
whether the Property of the Estate shall revest in the
Debtor upon confirmation or upon discharge by
clicking the Custom NJ 13 Plan Info button located in
the top right-hand corner of the Chapter 13 Plan
Calculator and selecting the Other tab, as pictured.
b. Payment Notices: No data prints here.
c. Order of Distribution: Below shows the default order
for allowed claims to be paid by the Trustee, which
you can edit manually with the Best Case Editor.
o Trustee Commissions
o Other Administrative Claims
o Secured Claims
o Lease Arrearages
o Priority Claims
o General Unsecured Claims
Note: A special form preference is available to move Priority Claims above Secured Claims. To access
this form preference, see Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2.
d. Post-petition claims: By default, the box is selected that indicates that the trustee is not authorized to
pay post-petition claims. You can choose whether the trustee is or is not authorized to pay post petition
claims filed pursuant to the U.S.C. Section 1305(a) in the amount filed by the post-petition claimant by
clicking the Custom NJ 13 Plan Info button located in the top right-hand corner of the Chapter 13 Plan
Calculator and selecting the Other tab, as pictured above.
e. Other Provisions:
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Step Plan and Lump Sum Payments: Any step plan and/or lump sum payments that you enter
in the Summary tab of the 13 Plan Calculator will print here with the amount(s) and length(s) of
payments.
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Other tab: Any text that you enter in the Other tab in the 13 Plan Calculator will appear in this
section.
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Permanent Other Provision: This special form preference allows you to specify permanent
language in this section of the plan. For further details about how to change this form preference,
please refer to Notes About this Custom 13 Plan on page 2.
9. Modification
To enter data in this section of the plan, click the NJ 13 Plan
Info button located in the upper right-hand corner of the
Chapter 13 Plan Calculator and select the Modification tab, as
pictured to the right. On this screen, users are able to enter the
date of the previous plan being modified, explain how and why
the plan is being modified, and answer if Schedules I and J will
be filed with the modified plan.
10. Sign Here
The Date will print as entered in the Print Date on Signature Line field in the options window that appears
whenever the form is printed or opened for editing. The Debtor and Joint Debtor (if applicable) and Attorney
name will print as entered in the Voluntary Petition.
Editing the Plan
1. Custom Chapter 13 plans are provided as RTF (rich text format) files so that they can easily be edited and
saved as needed. Mark just the 13 Plan to print in the Forms and Schedules Menu.
2. Click the Print button in the toolbar at the top of your screen. The Print Documents dialog box appears. Mark
your printing choices, then click the Edit Form check box in the bottom left corner. Click OK.
3. The 13 Plan appears on your screen in the Best Case Editor. You can add or remove text as needed. All
editing options are described in the Best Case Editor Options help topic.
Saving (Replacing) the Plan with the Best Case Editor
When you edit a document in the Best Case Editor, you are not actually editing the data record for the debtor, as
you are when you enter information through Best Case entry screens like the Voluntary Petition window. Instead,
you are editing a text document that has information about the debtor filled in for you. So that these forms will not
take up a large amount of room on your hard drive, your changes to these documents are not automatically
saved.
1. To save changes to the plan with the Best Case Editor, choose File/Save.
2. The “Save Document in Case” window appears. By default, the name of the form is filled in for you and
Replaces Form is marked as the print selection. Click the Save to Case button to save the edited form.
Note that changes that you make to the plan apply to this case only, not to all cases.
3. Close the Best Case Editor. The edited plan will then appear on the Forms and Schedules menu as the
Replaced version of the original document.
4. To print the plan, mark the Replaced plan to print on the Forms and Schedules menu, and select your
printing options. For all printing options, see Printing Forms in your User’s Guide or Help menu in Best Case
Bankruptcy.
Opening “Replaced” Documents with the Best Case Editor
To open a “Replaced” plan that was previously saved with the Best Case Editor:
1. Double-click on the Chapter 13 Plan in the Forms and Schedules menu.
2. On the next window, click the Edit button if you want to edit the plan with the Best Case Editor. The plan will
then open in the Best Case Editor, and you can make additional revisions to the plan as needed.
3. If, instead, you want to return to the Chapter 13 Calculator after saving the form with the Best Case Editor,
double-click on the Chapter 13 Plan in the Forms and Schedules menu, and then click the Options button on
the next window. On the next screen, type “DRAFT” in front of the form name, and click the “Do Not Print”
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button. Click OK on the next two screens, and then click the Close button. Double-click on the Chapter 13
Plan on the Forms and Schedules menu to open the calculator.
If you want to return to your previous “DRAFT” of the 13 Plan, highlight the plan on the Forms and Schedules
menu and click the Attach button. Click the Edit button to open the plan with the Best Case Editor.
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