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Chapter 13 ­ Mandatory Form Plan 1. Download the Mandatory Form Plan to your computer (Open these files in Adobe Reader 8 or Acrobat 8 Professional. To get Adobe Reader 8.1.2 (for free), go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html). 2. Save the *.pdf document and give it a file name that is meaningful to the case. (You may need to modify this *.pdf document and submit it later as an amended plan). 3. Completing the Plan: Page 1: a. Debtor ­ Enter the name of each Debtor, including fkas, nkas, dbas, fdbas, etc. The form accommodates multiple names. When you enter a sixth name, a scroll bar will automatically appear.

b. Case Number ­ Enter the case number (if you know it). c. Judge's Name ­ Select the Judge's name (if you know it) from the drop-down list. d. Check Boxes ­ Check or select one item in each box that contains check-boxes. If checking "Amended Plan" in the first box, enter the date amended. You will see a popup calendar for inputting date fields.

e. Dividend to unsecured creditors: In the dividend box, fill in the percentage dividend to unsecured creditors. Enter numbers only. You may enter a decimal also (3.5 becomes 3.50 %).

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f. Joint Debtor Claims to be Eligible for Discharge: These check boxes are mutually exclusive. You are allowed to uncheck them if you need to.

g. Last box titled Debtor: Enter either the date the petition was filed OR the date the case was converted from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13. h. Plan Payments: Plan Payments is a unique input field. It is free format, allows multiple lines of data, and is for entering step-payments. See below.

i. Indicating Changes in Amended Plans ­ Any changes from the original plan must be highlighted. Click the button on the form to highlight your changes. Clicking the button again removes the highlighting. Only highlight items that are changes from the original plan. ­ Highlighting indicates a change from the original plan. Pages 2-9: a. There are several tables which, if applicable to your case, require the entry of data. There are three buttons associated with each table: The The The button adds another row to the table. button deletes a row from the table. button highlights the entry in yellow.

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b. Note that the fields within each table that require entry of text will allow multiple lines of data. Those fields within each table that require dates, dollar amounts of payments or percentages will permit only one entry. Enter only numbers in the fields requiring dollar amounts, interest rates or percentages. Do NOT enter commas, dollar signs or percentage signs; these will enter automatically. c. Press the button to add a row to the table.

d. Press the

button to remove a row from the table.

e. Press the

button to indicate that this row is or includes a change from the original again to remove the

plan. The row will be highlighted in yellow. Press the highlighting.

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4. Printing the Plan: Once the plan is completed, you must print the plan as an Adobe .pdf document to submit it to CM/ECF. Click the button on the form. This accomplishes two things: it will open the Print Dialog box, and will ensure that all of the buttons (A, X and C) and drop-down boxes that appear on the form are eliminated in the final version. Choose "Adobe PDF" in the Name: drop-down box (see below). Click the OK Button. Give the file a name and location. This is the file you will upload to CM/ECF.

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Quick Reference
1. Download Plan Mandatory Form Plan.pdf

Download from Internet and save to your local computer. Open these files in Adobe Reader 8 or Acrobat 8 Professional Mandatory Form Plan.pdf To get Adobe Reader 8.1.2 (for free), go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

2. Create Original Plan File #1 SmithJohnOriginal.pdf Create a file. Enter data in form Save a copy of this Original form. Do NOT upload this to CM.

3. Amend the Original Plan File #3 SmithJohnAmend.pdf Amend the form Save a copy of this Amended form. Do NOT upload this to CM. "Print to pdf" File #4 Save file with a meaningful name.

Copy

"Print to pdf" File #2 Save file with a meaningful name.

SmithJohnOrigToCM.pdf

Upload this file to CM/ECF.

SmithJohnAmendToCM.pdf Upload this file to CM/ECF. Upload this File

Upload this File.

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