Central District of California - 2012 Pro Se Annual Report

Chapter 13 Failure

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The limited success of debtors in chapter 7 without attorneys is not repeated in any category when it comes to chapter 13. A full 99 percent of the disclosed BPP chapter 13 cases were dismissed before confirmation. The Debtor ID cases fared worse, however, with a 100 percent dismissal rate when tracked through confirmation. For comparison, 36 percent of the attorney-represented chapter 13 cases were dismissed in 2012. These results demonstrate irrefutably that allowing non-attorneys to receive compensation for assisting a debtor with a chapter 13 case makes no sense whatsoever.

  1. Debtor ID Program
  2. Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (BPP) Tracking
  3. Chapter 7 Success
  4. Chapter 13 Failure
  5. Burden on Court Staff
  6. Fraud and Abuse
  7. Language Barriers
  8. Professional Involvement in “Pro Se” Fraud Cases