Trustee raised my monthly garnishment on Chap 13

[tleeburks]

I recently got on 13datacenter.com to check if my money is being distributed correctly and to my surprise I discovered that I originally pay through garnishment $1500.00 a month. It works out to be 346.15 a week the way I get paid. But on the data base at 13 data center they raised my monthly payment to $1750.00. I can't afford that. I barely clear 200.00 a week as it is. WHat is going on. I WILL call my lawyer but this is crap. Also I have paid into the plan since November and my trustee has only paid for one vehicle, I still have another vehicle and also my house. Who in the world is running this program? Very inconsistent. Please help with suggestions. Thanks

[Peevee]

Where are you located? Are you under the new plan or the old one?

[Peevee]

I'm in Tennessee and payments have been the same from day one since Dec.2004 I've even had a wage increase contacted my lawyer and he told me not to worry about it.

[tleeburks]

I'm in Missouri. I will be talking to my lawyer today at 3. It seems that the way they set it up it is designed to make you want to convert to a chap 7. Its bad enough I work my butt off all week and receive roughly around 200.00 a week. I understand that doesn't include my wife's income and my military retirement however. Am I allowed to call my trustee's office direct and talk to them or is that a good move? I don't want to get upset over the phone and ruin things. Thanks for the advice. Please give me more if you have any. Have a great Christmas and a hopefully Happy New Year.

Terry

[Lightning]

So you've actually got more than $200 a month left over because you have all your wife's income and a military retirement check. What's the problem? Why can't you afford to "live" on all that after all your bills are paid?

[tleeburks]

Whoa! Where did that come from? I hope you are trying to be funny. I don't know where u live but where I live I have responsibilities like child support, heat, water, food, electric etc. I also have 3 kids at home that required things and based upon the plan that we assembled, us and the attorney, we could afford 1500 dollars. I don't have a secret money box somewhere in the house. Obviously you are a lawyer, creditor or something to that effect because you are acting like it. All in all the only ones making out on the bk 13 is the lawyers, creditors and trustees. Certaintly not the debtors. Thanks for caring.

[Genenco]

Don't worry about the voice of ignorance

Whoa! Where did that come from? I hope you are trying to be funny. I don't know where u live but where I live I have responsibilities like child support, heat, water, food, electric etc. I also have 3 kids at home that required things and based upon the plan that we assembled, us and the attorney, we could afford 1500 dollars. I don't have a secret money box somewhere in the house. Obviously you are a lawyer, creditor or something to that effect because you are acting like it. All in all the only ones making out on the bk 13 is the lawyers, creditors and trustees. Certaintly not the debtors. Thanks for caring.

Don't worry about Lightning, he's the type of person who has to go outside to change his mind.

If he can embaress you, anger you or annoy, he's won already. Just ignore and live better.

[FDNYLadder124]

Whoa! Where did that come from?

That came from the mouth of a 12 year old who's mommie just gave him his computer back after getting in trouble for playing in the dirty chatrooms on AOL, Don't mind him. Don't mind him, he's a compulsive mas$%^&#ator.

[Lightning]

If you're on a Chapter 13 plan, all those expenses you listed should have been compensated for.

[StaciMM]

All of your expenses should be taken into consideration, as well as all your income. The end resulting difference goes 100% into the plan. If you have $1500 left over in your budget and the trustee has changed you to $1750, he may be discounting some of your expenses. Speak to your attorney.