CHAPTER 13 - WAGE ORDERS

(a) Proposed Post-Confirmation Wage Orders by Trustee. The Chapter 13 trustee may submit a proposed order directing the debtor’s employer to make payments directly to the Chapter 13 trustee on account of the debtor’s payment obligations under the Chapter 13 plan (a “Wage Order”). The Chapter 13 trustee may submit a proposed Wage Order at the time of, or subsequent to, confirmation of the debtor’s Chapter 13 plan, and the Court may enter the Wage Order without notice or a hearing. (b) Pre-Confirmation Wage Orders.

A debtor or trustee may file a motion requesting that the Court enter a pre-confirmation Wage Order at any time prior to confirmation of the debtor’s Chapter 13 plan. (c) Motion to Waive or Vacate. A debtor may file a motion requesting that the Court waive or vacate a Wage Order requested by the Chapter 13 trustee at any time in the case.