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DEBTOR NOTICE

Detailed information about your case is now available at http://www.13datacenter.com. This website resource has been made available by your Chapter 13 Trustee to give you the latest information as you carry out your Chapter 13 payment plan. This service is free to debtors to help you monitor the progress you are making toward your financial recovery. Debtors Register Here!


Please see the "Who Does What" document for the proper fax numbers!

2008 Economic Stimulus Payments
[April 16, 2008]

Click HERE for a joint memo from the Chapter 13 Standing Trustees of the Eastern District of Michigan regarding the disposition of Economic Stimulus checks.

Update on Office 2007 and Orders
[March 14, 2008]

The Court has stated that they are still unable to accept documents saved in the new Word 2007 format. Please do not submit orders to us in that format as we will reject them.

Chapter 7 Trustee Document Delivery Guidelines
[February 11, 2008]The Chapter 7 Trustees for the Eastern District of Michigan, in both the Northern and Southern Divisions, have created a guideline for where to send documents required for the 341 Meeting of Creditors. The guideline includes mailing addresses, as well as email addresses and fax numbers (where documents are accepted in those formats) for each Chapter 7 Trustee in the Eastern District.

The document can be found HERE as well as on the Information Page of this website.

Updated Who Does What
[February 12, 2008]
The Office of Tammy L. Terry has updated our Who Does What document to reflect new end-digit splits for nearly all employees. Please observe your new contact's phone number and email address for each department. Please print a copy from the "Quick Links" or "information".

Updated OCP Document
[January 8, 2008]
The revised Order Confirming Plan, incorporating the new IRS Tax Refund turnover language can be found here.

Updated Who Does What
[January 6, 2008]
The Who Does What for the Office of Tammy L. Terry has been updated. Please download the latest version from the Quick Links section to the right.

2008 Office Calendar
[January 1, 2008]
The Office Calendar for 2008 is now available on the Information page of our website. Please download the calendar for a listing of dates the office will be closed, court closings and disbursement dates.

Updated Debtor Handbook
[September 24, 2007]
The Debtor Handbook "WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHAPTER 13 CASE" for the Office of Tammy L. Terry has been updated. Please download the latest version here. Single DSO Address (State of Michigan)
[May 29, 2007]

On October 17, 2005, Public Law 109-8 of 2005 became effective. The public law requires Bankruptcy Trustees to provide the following notices to the 1V-D agency (the Office of Child Support or a Friend of the Court office):

1. The notice of the name, address and telephone number of custodial parties;
2. The granting of the discharge;
3. The non-custodial parent's (NCP's) last known address;
4. The name and address of the NCP's last known employer; and
5. The name of each creditor that holds a non-dischargeable or reaffirmed claim.

The Office of Child Support requests the bankruptcy trustees in all 83 counties send all required notices to:

Attn: Bankruptcy Claims Office of Child Support Department of Human Services P.O. Box 30478 Lansing, MI 48909

The Office of Child Support staff will ensure that the notices are distributed to the correct Friend of the Court office or offices.

Also, section 213 of Public Law 109-8, requires debtors to provide proof to the court that all child support accrued after the petition was filed has been paid before the plan can be approved or the debts discharged. The debtor must obtain the payment records from his/her Friend of the Court caseworker to provide to the court. Current federal an4 state confidentiality rules prohibit the Office of Child Support and Friend of the Court from providing payment records directly to the court.

More Information can be found here.

OCP Formatting
[February 2, 2007]

The Court has asked that all offices refrain from submitting Orders Confirming Plan (OCP) with text boxes and other complex formatting in the signature portion of the document.

These objects cause processing problems for the Court. The Court has begun rejecting orders that cannot be processed by their system.

Our version of the OCP is available on the Library link, on our web site.

Our form has been certified by the Court as functional; does not have any extra objects in the signature portion of the document.

Our version is simply the court’s version with the Trustee’s signature line completed.

Microsoft Word & WordPerfect formats on the Court's web site HERE.

We ask that everyone please review your OCP documents and make any revisions required. Orders that are returned to us by the Court will be returned to the originating office for correction.

PRE-341 Hearing Documents
[February 2, 2007]

Effective immediately! Documentation requested by the Trustee, in preparation for a 341 Hearing, are due to the Trustee's Office on or before noon on the Tuesday ONE WEEK PRIOR to the scheduled 341 Hearing.

(Example: If an 341 Hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2007; documents are due to our office on or before Tuesday, January 30, 2007: 12:00 p.m.)

Take Note: Only income tax returns and pay stubs for 341 Hearings should be mailed to tltdocs341@det13.net.

All other documentation should be emailed directly to the Pre-Confirmation Analyst whose two end-digit number matches the two end-digit number of the affected case number. See our "Who does What at the Trustee's Office" for email and fax information.

2007 Calendar
[January 18, 2007]

Our calendar has been updated to include disbursement dates for the year; office closings and hearing dates. Hearing dates are provided as far out as June 2007 only. Check back in a few months for updates. Check the INFORMATION link above for your copy.

Who Does What at the Trustee's Office
[January 5, 2007]

Who Does What, updated for job assignments in 2007, is now available via the link on the right hand side of this page. Please download the new form and distribute it in your office.

Notice of Chapter 13 Trustee OCP and Certificate Email Address
[December 15, 2006]

Pursuant to the Judge’s recent Notice regarding Procedures for Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearings held on or after December 11, 2006, before Judge Tucker and Judge Shapero, please send the proposed Order Confirming Plan’s (OCP’s) and Revised Order Confirming Plan’s to the following address: terry.orders@det13.net

This email address is for Order Confirming plans and Revised Order Confirming Plans only. Per the procedures, the deadline for Judge Tucker is the Friday before the hearing and for Judge Shapero the Tuesday before the hearing.

Email formatting and other details can be read here.

A Word version of the Order Confirming plan can be found in on our Library Page. New BSS Software / NO MORE TRAC*
[November 03, 2006]

As promised, the Office of the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee Tammy L Terry will switch to the new BSS software on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 for our case management. As a result, the TRAC system will no longer be available beyond Wednesday, November 8, 2006 (data as of Tuesday, November 7, 2006). You must use your 13Network/com ID and password to obtain access to your client’s case information.

Try your old TRAC ID and password at 13network.com. If you require an ID and password, please complete a web access agreement form found at the above link.

As this change will affect our office and your staff, please be patience and understanding as we all adjust to the changes.

* Krispen Carroll's STILL uses TRAC.

Fax Number Deactivations at Trustee's Office
[October 19, 2006]

Please be advised that the following general fax lines to this office have been terminated at the Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee Tammy L. Terry.

313-967-9501 – TERMINATED

313-967-9558 - TERMINATED

313-967-9042 - TERMINATED

Email submissions of the documents in PDF formats are preferred.

ALL STAFF HAVE INDIVIDUAL FAX LINES AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES. PLEASE REFER TO THE UPDATED ‘WHO DOES WHAT AT THE TRUSTEE’S OFFICE" AND SEND THE DOCUMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE STAFF PERSON.

[October 16, 2006]

As has been announced previously, the Office of Tammy L. Terry is in the process of converting from an old generation of Ch 13 Software to a new generation. This conversion will be complete in November 2006. Once the conversion is complete this office can no longer offer TRAC.

Upon conversion case information will be available only via the 13Network. At that time plan calculations will be made available on the 13Network. These Plan Calcs will be the same as the calculations performed on our internal software. The TRAC computer will be unplugged. The 13Network and the National Data Center will be the only sources of Ch 13 case information.

If you have not yet signed up for the 13Network then avoid the last minute rush and do so now. Sign up forms can be found on the Information page of this site. All current 13Network accounts will be transferred to the new version of the 13Network.

This notice applies ONLY to the TRAC system for Tammy L. Terry's office. David Ruskin’s office has already converted and discontinued use of TRAC.If you already have an ID and password for 13Network.com, no action is required.

Please try your TRAC ID on the 13Network.com site before submitting a request for an ID.

Please click HERE for a copy of the user agreement. Complete the form and return it to us to gain access to the site.

Please click HERE for a copy of the user manual for the 13Network.341 Status Sheets by Email Only Annoucement
[October 16, 2006]

Our office began emailing 341 status sheets to a select BETA group earlier this year. Effective immediately, we will no longer provide status sheets in any other manner. The sign-up form and the full announcement on this topic can be found online at http://www.det13.net/PDF/341StatusEMail.pdf . If you previously submitted the sign-up sheet, there is no need to send another.

Policy for Emailing the Trustee's Office - UPDATED
[October 16, 2006]

The following is the Trustee's policy for receiving E-MAIL and Other Electronic Communications To and From the Office of Tammy L. Terry

To better integrate ECF and the internet into our daily office routines, we would like to announce the following policy for our office.



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