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Oct 15, 2024	Telephone numbers used for court hearings change today More information can be found HERE
Sep, 25, 2024	Section 341 meetings will now start in the mornings on Wednesdays. There will be a noon break and then they will resume at 1:30. The Trustee will continue to hold tax and simpler adjournments in the 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. time slot. Other adjourments will be as announced at the prior meeting.
Jul 1, 2024	The Trustee has hired Attorney Kristin Bielke to assist him. Attorney Bielke has numerous years of experience representing both debtors and creditors. Please welcome her.
Jun 21, 2024	Debt celings in chapter 13 have reverted so that you will only be eligible for chapter 13 if unsecured debt is less than $465,275 and secured debt is less than $1,395,875.
Apr 1, 2024	Means test changes take effect today (mostly inflation related) This is used when completing forms 122A-1 and 122C-1. More information can be found HERE
Mar 13, 2024	The Trustee and Staff Attorney Leslie Griffith present on changes to the chapter 13 plan form and related topics at the Western District Bankruptcy Bar.
Dec 19, 2023	National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023 was passed on December 19, 2023. This extends for an additional four years the existing exemption from the means test for qualifying reservists and National Guard debtors who are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.  The extension is effective immediately
Nov 15, 2023	A revised chapter 13 plan form takes effect today for any plan filed, amended or modified in this district. . The Court's website for the new plan is linked HERE. The Trustee's overview of significant changes compared to the prior plan can be found HERE. A new Trustee Plan Tips document document will be updated a month or so from now to address any common concerns with the new plan form. The current Tips document may still be relevant in many areas but is no longer correct in the secured area at least.
Nov 1, 2023	New means test determination of median family income take effect today. This is used when completing forms 122A-1 and 122C-1. More information can be found HERE
Sep 7, 2023	Starting on October 4th there is a new Zoom meeting link for 341 meetings. Click HERE for ZOOM instructions
Apr 1, 2023	New means test determination of median family income take effect today. This is used when completing forms 122A-1 and 122C-1. More information can be found HERE
Feb 27, 2023	The Bankruptcy Diversity Equity and Inclusion (BDEI) Consortium has launched  its website DEI Website
Dec 14, 2022	Trustee Rebecca Garcia and Trustee Mark Harring presented to the Western District Bankrupty Bar today on chapter 12 issues. Click HERE for a link to their materials. At the end of that presentation there was discussion concerning the Wisconsin Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF). HERE is a link to HAF materials. There was also discussion on the USDOJ guidance regarding student loans in bankruptcy. See the below news entry for that. Lastly there was a brief discussion of a Texas case involving student loans and separate classification of unsecured debt. The case cited was :In re Victoria Florita Durand-Day, 2022 WL, 14938726 (Bankr. N.D. Tex, October 26, 2022)
Nov 17, 2022	The US Deparment of Justice issued new guidance regarding student loans and bankruptcy. This was developed along with the US Department of Education. One key element is the definition of hardship. This may serve to alter current case law that uses the "Brunner test" when seeking a discharge of student loans. HERE is a link to the new DOJ guidance.
Sep 28,2022	The House Judiciary Subcommitee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law plans to hold a hearing tomorrow, September 29th on potential bankruptcy reform. It is not clear at this time the entirity of what will be proposed. Some may involve student loans. Click HERE to see the NACTT press release concerning student loans.
June 6, 2022	The trustee's office has physically moved to a new location as shown in the contact us page of this web site. There were no changes to payment, email, phone, 341 meeting instructions or other related items.
Apr 1, 2022	Revised Dollar Amounts in Official Forms 106C, 107, 122A-2, 122C-2, 201, 207, 410, Director's Forms 2000 and 2830, and certain instructions, effective April 1, 2022. Of note for chapter 13, effective June 21st, is that allowed debt is increased to $2,750,000. There is also the elimination of a distinction between whether the debt is secured or unsecured. Now, total debt cannot exceed the $2,750,000. More information can be found HERE
Mar 27, 2022	CARES act amendments as they relate to bankruptcy lapse on March 27th, 2022. More information can be found HERE
Aug 11, 2021	Starting September 8th, 2021 both chapter 12 and 13 Section 341(a) meetings will be conducted by video using Zoom. Click HERE for Zoom instructions. For the first part of September, some phone meetings will still occur. If your notice instructed you to call by phone, click HERE for instructions
Jul 15, 2021	All chapter 12 and 13 341 meetings in Eau Claire, La Crosse, Madison, Wausau, and Superior will be moving to video in the next few months. More information and specific instruction will follow. That information will be available on this, the Bankruptcy Court, and the UST websites. Procedures for access will be siimilar to those currently used for chapter 7 341 meetings in Madison. If you are unfamiliar with those, click HERE for the Court's current ch 7 341 meeting instructions..
Apr 9, 2021	Virtual Chapter 12 Conference this summer July 22,23 and 29,30 http://act12.org/index.php/chapter-12-conference-2021
Apr 6, 2021	Summary chart provided by the National Consumer Law Center showing bankruptcy provisions in the CARES Act and Consolidate Appropriations Act as they apply to bankruptcy. Click HERE for the chart
Nov 16, 2020	The Judicial Conference has published rule and fee changes expected to take effect December 1st, 2020. Rules2002, 2004, 8012, 8013, 8015, and 8021.are expected to change. Of note, it is expected that Rule 2002 will limit noticing to creditors who do not file claims. More information can be found HERE . Fee changes are largely inflationary based. More information can be found HERE
Nov 1, 2020	New means test determination of median family income take effect today. This is used when completing forms 122A-1 and 122C-1. More information can be found HERE
Aug 14, 2020	Comment period for proposed bankruptcy rules opens today thru February 16, 2021. Click HERE for more informattion.
May 29, 2020	The trustee has been approved by the Office of the United States Trustees as a Personal Financial Managment Provider using the Trustee's Education Network (TEN). If a debtor is eligible to receive a disharge in chapter 13, they must complete a financial management course. As a reward for completion, the trusee underwrites the fee for this course. The course is free to the debtor. Click here for the brochure needed to register.
Mar 15, 2020	Section 341 Meetings for the immediate future will be done by telephone. Click HERE for instructions . Do not go to the site on the notice you were given.
Feb 21, 2020	Interesting decision out of Kansas allowing principal only payment of student loans. This is a chapter 12 case but other chapters would likely apply In Re: Duensing
Jan 21, 2020	Changes to the Attorney FAQ page and the Trustee Plan Tips document have been made related to amending and modifiying plans.
Nov 7, 2019	Miscellaneous updates to the Trustee Plan Tips document have been made. Most of these updates deal with the need to file claims and set payments to secured debts
Aug 22, 2019	The President signed new bankruptcy legislation today. Three of the acts are effective immediately.  One increases the debt limit on chapter 12 to ten million.  The other two are military service related and effect the means test calculation or the definition of current monthly income (CMI).  The fourth act creates a new small business bankruptcy subsection within chapter 11.  Click here for more information.
Aug 19, 2019	When attending 341 meetings in Madison be aware the existing parking lot is being torm up and being replaced by a hotel. Eventually there may be underground parking available to replace the surface spots currently available. Most nearby lots will require a 10 minute walk. During construction, you should plan on arriving early and walking farther. Click here for a link to the hotel development. . Click here for a link to the closest parking lots.
Mar 25, 2019	Court noticing changes related to Rule 3015(f) that affect confirmation and objection to chapter 13 plans take effect immediately. Click here for information.
Mar 20, 2019	Federal debt limits and exemption amounts change April 1st of this year. Click here for a link to the new amounts
Jan 8, 2019	The federal government’s funding shutdown does not affect our office, your bankruptcy plan requirements, scheduled hearings, and 341 meetings.   The Trustee is not a federal employee and is not funded by the federal government.  We will continue to operate regardless of what happens at the federal level.  This means that all plan payments, disbursements, and oversight performed by this office will continue largely unaltered.  Debtors should continue to make plan payments.  Creditors should continue to expect payments as directed by the plan.   Attorneys and Creditors should continue to file using the court’s CM/ECF system to file.  We will continue to respond to emails, answer the phone and otherwise operate normally. The court may receive emergency funding.  For now, you should continue to appear for scheduled hearings and expect normal response from the courts.  We will post an update if this changes.  The United States Trustee (UST) will likely be operating at a reduced level.  Most of their staff will be on furlough and their offices will be largely shut down.  341 Meetings held at UST offices or other locations will continue to be held.  Please plan to appear for these in the normal fashion. If you are a federal employee, you may want to talk to your attorney about a temporary plan suspension.
Jan 3, 2019	Due to the software change mentioned below, we are not able to populate the Case Information part of our website. Current case information is available at NDC.ORG You are encouraged to sign up with them to view your cases. We have been sending case information to the NDC since March of 2014 and have found them to be a reliable alternative to hosting case information directly. It is not clear at this time if we will directly host case information in the future. Debtors and creditors can register directly on the NDC site. Debtor attorneys need to Contact Us to register.
Dec 17, 2018	We have recently undergone a software change. Unfortunately this caused a delay in mailing November 30th disbursements as we wanted to ensure their accuracy. Payments for that distribution period have now been mailed. Documents, checks, and soon our website may look different – please contact us with questions.
Dec 1, 2018	Amendments to Federal Bankruptcy Rules & Forms Effective December 1, 2018 –. details can be found here
Oct 19, 2018	Modifications to the IRS proof of claim form were announced. These changes are retroactive to October 1st, 2018. For the most part, they better clarify the reason for the claim.
Aug 17, 2018	Miscellaneous updates to the Trustee Plan Tips document have been made. This document is meant to assist you in using the local plan form. As part of this, the Trustee has decided that if a secured claim is filed for less than the amount set in the plan, the lower claim amount will be paid. With that exception, other terms set for that creditor in the plan will be followed. This change applies retroactively to all open cases after December 1, 2017
May 1, 2018	The Administrative Expense Multipliers and IRS’s National Standards for Allowable Living Expenses and Local Standards for Transportation and Housing and Utilities Expenses accessible through this page have been updated. The revised multipliers and standards will apply to cases filed on or after May 1, 2018 They can be found by clicking here
Mar 26, 2018	Miscellaneous updates to the Trustee Plan Tips document have been made. This document is meant to assist you in using the local plan form.
Feb 8, 2018	Changes have been made to the trustee’s summary of claims report mailed out near a case’s bar date.  The changes are designed to better show new treatment to non-governmental secured creditors resulting from the December 1st, 2017 plan form adoption within this district.
Feb 1, 2018	Effective February 1st 2018, the Trustee has changed his position on treatment of post-petition fee notices (PPFN).  Prior to this date, the notices were treated as a supplemental claim.  Absent plan language to the contrary, the standardized plan recently adopted by this district no longer permits this treatment.  Henceforth the PPFN’s will be treated as what they are; a notice.  The Trustee recognizes that these notices indicate an underlying payment needs to occur but leaves it to debtor and creditor counsel to implement the means.
Jan 20, 2018	The federal government’s funding shutdown does not affect our office, your bankruptcy plan requirements, scheduled hearings, and 341 meetings.   The Trustee is not a federal employee and is not funded by the federal government.  We will continue to operate regardless of what happens at the federal level.  This means that all plan payments, disbursements, and oversight performed by this office will continue largely unaltered.  Debtors should continue to make plan payments.  Creditors should continue to expect payments as directed by the plan.   Attorneys and Creditors should continue to file using the court’s CM/ECF system to file.  We will continue to respond to emails, answer the phone and otherwise operate normally.At The court may receive emergency funding.  For now, you should continue to appear for scheduled hearings and expect normal response from the courts.  We will post an update if this changes.  The United States Trustee (UST) will likely be operating at a reduced level.  Most of their staff will be on furlough and their offices will be largely shut down.  341 Meetings held at UST offices or other locations will continue to be held.  Please plan to appear for these in the normal fashion.
Jan 8, 2018	The Trustee has an entry level accounting/office assistant/paralegal position opening. Click here for more information
Jan 8, 2018	Click here to access the Trustee Plan Tips document. This document is meant to assist you in using the local plan form.
Dec 1, 2017	New bankruptcy rules and plan form take effect today. A quick summary of the primary rule changes affecting chapter 12 and 13 can be found here. Thank you to Trustee Beverly Burden for providing. The plan, amendment, and modification to the plan can be found on the Court's website forms tab and in the November 6th news item below.
Nov 6, 2017	District wide forms for the new Chapter 13 Plan, a request to Modify a Confirmed Ch 13 plan, and a Request to Amend an Unconfirmed Ch 13 Plan have been published on the court website. These are effective Dec 1, 2017 and should be used on all cases filed after that date and as much as practicable on those filed before that date.
Nov 6, 2017	On 10-26-2017 the President signed into law an Act amending 11 USC by adding section 1232. This new section deals with pre and post-petition unsecured debts resulting from the sale, transfer, exchange etc., of property used in the debtor's farming operation. Most importantly, this clarifies treatment post BAPCPA and gives you a tool for dealing with capital gains taxes that may arise. Click here for a copy of the Act (see pg 9)
Oct 6, 2017	There are pending rule changes taking effect December 1st 2017. Most importantly this affects filing of proof of claims and the adoption of a standardized chapter 13 form plan. The comment period for these items ends October 20, 2017. Click here to go to the court website page form more information. The Standing Trustee and Staff Attorney Griffith will be speaking at the WDBB luncheon Wednesday November 8th and at the State Bar Annual Bankruptcy update on November 15 and 16 on these topics. Bankruptcy attorneys are urged to attend one of these sessions as these rule changes will directly impact your Chapter 12 and 13 practice.
Oct 6, 2017	The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 4001, 6007, 9036, 9037, and Official Form 410, and have asked that they be circulated to the bench, bar, and public for comment.  The public comment period ends February 15, 2018. To view the proposed amendments, as well as information about submitting written comments or testimony at public hearings, please visit the Rules & Policies webpage on the U.S. Courts website at http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment.
Sep 7, 2017	Due to the holiday & a software upgrade there has been a delay in our August processing.  We will be mailing those disbursement checks early the week of September 11th.  We apologize for the inconvenience.
Mar 24, 2017	Minor updates to 341 and Attorney FAQ pages related to adjourning 341 meetings
Sep 30, 2016	Judge Robert D. Martin retires on of this date. Judge Martin has been a bankruptcy judge in the Western District of Wisconsin since 1978, and was its chief judge until 2012. Chief Judge Furay will assume Martin's seat in Madison and continue to hear cases throughout the district. It is expect a new judge who will hear cases in both Eastern and Western Wisconsin will be named soon. That judge is expected to primarily hear cases filed in the northern part of this district. We would like to thank Judge Martin for his many years of service to the bankruptcy community and wish him well in the future.
Jul 1, 2016	The Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules has proposed amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3015 and adoption of new Rule 3015.1 One of the more significant outcomes affecting this district will be the implementation of a standardized Chapter 13 Plan. The public comment period for this ends October 3, 2016. Click here to go to the judiciary's site to comment or see more information.
Jun 30, 2016	Paying plan payments in cash is now possible thru the TFSBilPay system. TFS has partnered with MoneyGram to allow this feature. There is a short intitial set up and cost for this option. Click here for a link for more information. Paying your plan thru employer wage deductions is still the cheapest and most effecttive way to complete your plan. This new option simply allows initial payments, catch up payments or self employed people another option.
Jun 2, 2016	The Trustee and Chief Judge Furay will be speaking at a Chapter 12 Convention in Atlanta GA. Click here for a link to it or to register
May 1, 2016	The minimum trustee fee rate used when calculating plan feasiblity and payment to creditors is 7%. The actual rate fluctuates at least anually. See Attorney FAQ page for more information.
May 1, 2016	The IRS has revised national and local standards used in the means test. Most of their expense standards went down. Cases filed after May 1st will have to use these new numbers in the means test calculation. Please update your software or calculations. Click here for the UST Means Test information and county standards link
Apr 1, 2016	Federal debt limits and exemption amounts change today. Click here for an update to the new amounts
Apr 1, 2016	The IRS will start charging 4% on secured claims after this date. This will not affect confirmed plans prior to this date
Mar 14, 2016	The bankruptcy court offers electronic noticing to debtors. Click here for more information.
Dec 1, 2015	New bankruptcy forms take effect today. Please update your software and start using these new forms on anything filed after Novemeber 30th. Click here for a link to the new forms.
April 27, 2015	Our web server suffered a mechanical failure and had to be replaced. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. It took a few days for the replacement machine to be configured correctly. With the exception of a few minutes each day when new information is copied over we expect 24-7 performance and availability.
April 13, 2015	Effective immediately we are changing the address for mailing plan payments. See our Contact Us page for details. Notices are being sent by this office to affected parties.
Dec 16, 2014	Reminder that the comment period for the proposed bankruptcy rule changes that were published this May closes February 17, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Click here for the preliminary draft of those rules and how to comment on them. Notably there is a proposed national chapter 13 plan, changes in filling of claims and bar dates, noticing changes, changes in determining secured and priority amounts, and changes in objections. We urge you to review these changes and comment on them if you see fit. They will significantly affect local practice in the upcoming years.
Dec 1, 2014	Bankruptcy Form 22C (or B22C) will be replaced by two separate forms, Form 22C-1 and Form 22C-2. The new forms do not involve major changes—anyone familiar with the current form will recognize most of what appears on the new versions—but the forms do have a new look and involve some material changes. Click here for US Courts B22C-1 and here for B22C-2 You should start using the new forms immediately. -UPDATE: Effective 12-1-2015 these forms were replaced by newer forms. Please see that news event and use up to date forms.
Oct 1, 2014	The Executive Office of the United States Trustee (EOUST) has revised their position concerning the timing of the percentage fees collected by Standing Chapter 12 and 13 Trustees.  This new policy requires that Standing Trustees nationwide take and account for their percentage fee at the time of the receipt pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §586(e)(2). Previously Standing Trustees had collected the fee at the time of disbursement.  This change is simply a timing change and has no effect on the total fees paid.
July 3, 2014	TFS Bill Pay is now available for Chapter 13 debtors currently paying by money order or cashier’s check.  Click here for TFS website  This system allows online automated payments to our office.  Debtors will need to allow five days for processing, so they should have the payments come out early enough to arrive in our office by the Plan payment due date.  The debtor will need their case number, district and payment information to set up the payments.   Recurring payments can be set up.  There is a small fee associated with the service but the fee may be less than that required to purchase a money order or cashier’s check and should be much more convenient for debtors.  Please contact TFS directly 888-PAY-CH13 with any questions.
June 1, 2014	Reminder that the filing fee is now $310 for Chapter 13's & $275 for Chapter 12's.
May 7, 2014	Due to the US Post Office closing Milwaukee as a regional mail processing center, our lockbox remittance addresses are being moved to Carol Stream, Illinois. Please see the Contact Us page for the new addresses. Notices are being sent by this office to affected parties.
March 1, 2014	Our office is now on the National Data Center website: ndc.org This site offers free access for Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 case information to debtors and their attorneys. Debtors can sign up for access here. Debtors' attorneys should contact our office if interested in signing up.
Nov 18, 2013	Case information part of web site allows cases to be keyed in using the year - number format XX-XXXXX . Previously the - after the year was not allowed.
Nov 15, 2013	New Schedules I & J go into effect December 1, 2013. Click here to visit the Forms page.
Nov 14, 2013	New Forms and Calendar pages added to website. Visit our Calendar page for information on office closings and disbursement dates.
Nov 4, 2013	IRS announces new living standards used when computing the means test (form 22C). Per United States Trustee, the new standards apply to cases filed on or after November 15, 2013. For Wisconsin, the new median familiy income will be $43,958 for a family size of one. For 2, 3, or 4 people the amounts are $57,903, $67,808, $80,198 respectively. Above 4 add $8,100 per each individual in excess of 4.
Oct 1, 2013	The federal government’s funding shutdown does not affect our office, your bankruptcy plan requirements, scheduled hearings, and 341 meetings.   Our office is not a federal agency and is not funded by the federal government.  We will continue to operate regardless of what happens at the federal level.  This means that all plan payments, disbursements, and oversight performed by this office will continue largely unaltered.  Debtors should continue to make plan payments.  Creditors should continue to expect payments as directed by the plan.   Attorneys and Creditors should continue to file using the court’s CM/ECF system to file.  We will continue to respond to emails, answer the phone and otherwise operate normally. The court has notified us that their funding may expire after 10 days.  For now, they are fully operational.  You should continue to appear for scheduled hearings and expect normal response from the courts.  We will post an update if this changes.  The United States Trustee (UST) has notified us that they will be operating at a reduced level.  Most of their staff will be on furlough and their offices will be largely shut down.  341 Meetings held at UST offices or other locations will continue to be held.  Please plan to appear for these in the normal fashion.
July 15, 2013	The minimum trustee fee rate used when calculating plan feasiblity and payment to creditors has been reduced from 8% to 6%. See Attorney FAQ page for more information
July 1, 2013	The Chapter 13 Mortgage Modification Mediation Program in the Western District (MMMWD or MMMP) starts. The MMMP is a program to help qualified debtors negotiate with their lenders to keep their home. Click Here for more information.
June 18, 2013	A new ISP used to support this web site is being used by the trustee. You may need to refresh the trustee home page for this web site in order to get into the case information.
April 1, 2013	All vehicle titles and evidence of mortgage liens must be submitted prior to the 341 meeting. These documents must be provided as separate PDFs with proper title (i.e., “Case #”-“Mortgage Info” or “Vehicle Title”) and emailed to our office at info@ch13wdw.org . The Trustee’s office will not accept any documents via paper or fax. Trustee Harring will delay recommending confirmation if the required documents are not filed.
April 1, 2013	Effective April 1st, 2013 the exemption amounts and debt limits for bankruptcy have been updated. Here is a PDF extract from the federal register showing those changes
Feb 1, 2013	Effective February, 1st 2013, Mr. Mark Harring will become the Standing Trustee in this district. Cases currently administered by Standing Trustee Sheree Dandurand will transfer to him at that time. Mr. Harring has over twenty five years of bankruptcy experience and is knowledgeable in all facets of Standing Trustee operations. There are no significant changes in policy, practice or personnel anticipated as a result of this change.
Jan 1, 2013	Judge Catherine J Furay appointed to replace Judge Utschig for cases in the northern part of this district. Judge Furay will preside in Eau Claire. Please welcome Judge Furay to the bench.
Aug 14, 2012	NOTICE: In accordance with a change in the United States Trustee program s policy under 28 U.S.C. Section 586, a percentage fee will be earned by the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee on receipts in cases that dismiss or convert pre-confirmation.  The percentage fee will be at the same rate as that established by the United States Trustee s office for disbursements made by the Standing Trustee on confirmed cases.  The Standing Trustee will  take the fee upon disbursement of all funds received in the case prior to dismissal or conversion. As is our practice, the funds, less the allowed percentage fee and any court costs, will be returned in a check payable to the debtor but mailed to the debtor s attorney. This new policy is effective on October 1, 2012. The Standing Trustee will start taking these fees on funds that are disbursed on or after that date. Please note that this new policy will affect all pending unconfirmed cases.
July 27, 2012	We are sad to anounce the passing of Standing Trustee William A. Chatterton. Mr.Chatterton served the bankruptcy comunity for over 46 years and will be missed. Sheree G. Dandurand the Assistant United States Trustee has been named the interim Standing Trustee. All cases managed by, and operations of, the Standing Trustee's office will continue largely unaltered. A link to Trustee Chatterton's obituary is, Chatterton_Obituary
Sep 14, 2010	Federal Housing Affordability page and link added. HAMP
Aug 25, 2010	The minimum trustee fee for calculating plan feasiblity in relation to confirmation changed from 10% to 8%. See Attorney FAQ page. Actual rate varies and is usually lower but 8% provides a cushion in the event of an increase.
Feb 5, 2010	Most Apple and Android phones are sucessfully getting case information using their native browsers. If you are using the older verison of the Windows Phone, try using Opera as a browser. We have limited ability to support all platforms but if you have a mobile phone with a data plan that can run Opera 10 try it. Newer versions of mobile IE also work. Try your phone if you have data access.
Jan 30, 2010	We are no longer using our PO Box address for mail. Please see the contact us page for the address to use.
Dec 3, 2009	Wisconsin exemptions change effective December 16, 2009. General effect will be to increase the amount allowed for most items. See this link to the Wisconsin State Legislature 2009 Act 80.
Dec 1, 2009	Rules change related to date requirements for filings, objections, service and other misc items change to being week based (7,14, 21 days) instead of a multiple of 5 (5,15,20 etc). Some examples; appeals are now 14 days, deadline for Schedules, Statement of Affairs, Plans, and Appellate Briefs now 14 days, standard notice now 21 days, relief from stay notice now 14 days. Rule 9006 contemplates that "days are days" meaning that you will count intermediate weekends and holidays, although if the deadline ends on a weekend or holiday, the deadline will still move to the next business day.
May 15, 2009	Sorting of the individuals shown on check stubs is now available. The individuals on the check stub can be sorted by Account number, Case number, or Last name. The default is last name. Please contact us if you would like your sort changed.
May 13, 2009	Free translation services are now available in over 140 languages at the 341 hearing. Other hearings may follow. Please contact us or the United States Trustee to set this up in advance of the hearing.
May 11, 2009	Column added to creditor listing to show Court claim number.
Nov 14, 2008	Additional Attorney FAQ's added.
Nov 13, 2008	New case information part of this web site published. New menu bar, navigation, printing, and additional search capabilities are now offered.
Nov 06, 2008	Connection issues page reconfigured to simplify and make more apparent. Information specific to cookie and firewall issues put on separate pages. Additional menu item added.
Sep 30, 2008	Debtor FAQ and Connection issues pages updated with new information.
Sep 26, 2008	The court installed a new version of its ECF system. See the link on our home page.
Sep 22, 2008	Target of external links modified to open most links in same window using that link's URL address rather remaining with this Trustee's URL address. New Case Guidelines letter added to website (see Debtor FAQ's). This letter is mailed to all new filings. It is now included here for additional reference purposes.
July 8-12, 2008	Two members of trustee staff attend annual NACTT educational conference.
May 7, 2008	Decisions page added giving links to decisions of note outside of this district.
Mar 20, 2008	Update to case information. Statement of account printout and view of case status information now show the next expected plan payment due date and any amount required to cure delinquency.
Nov 22&23, 2007	Trustee's office closed for Thanksgiving
Nov 15, 2007	Information on accessing client tax returns is now available from the IRS. See the Attorney FAQ page for more details.
Nov 12, 2007	Trustee's office closed for Veterans Day
Aug 15, 2007	FAQ's added to Attorney and Creditor pages describing regional policy with respect to whether a plan or claim filing controls payment terms. Case Information screen that shows rececipts into a plan is now sorted in descending date order so that most recent information is at the top of the page.
July 24, 2007	Viewing and printing of "Statement of Account", and payment coupons added to debtor browse screen. Printing of receipt information added to receipt view screen. Printing of plan payments to creditors for either a selected creditor or, all creditors added to payments view screen. The above print options require a PDF reader to be installed. Press here to access Adobe's free reader if you do not have one on your machine. Behind the scenes changes made to case information system to speed up retrival of data. Minor additions to connection issues screen
July 9, 2007	Sub menus added to main title bar. Use of sub-menus is optional. Design allows more direct navigation to desired information. Changes made to case information system to speed up retrieval and display of information .
June 30. 2007	The trustee's office will be closed July 4th and 5th.
June 25, 2007	All cases filed after June 1st that have their 341 Hearing scheduled in Eau Claire, La Crosse, Rothschild (Wausau), or Superior will now be heard by Judge Utschig instead of Martin. This office will continue to be Trustee in all western district cases regardless of judge.
June 21, 2007	Page added with instructions on enabling Cookies, Java script, other security, firewall, and antivirus settings that may prohibit the case information from displaying properly on an end users machine. -Update: the instructions on this page are still relevant but apply to older browsers. We recommend you update to the latest browser for your machine.
May 28, 2007	Trustee's office will be closed in honor of memorial day.
Apr 20, 2007	Web site release 2.68. Privacy page updated. IP references replaced by FQDN on internal links. Contact Us page updated. Effective date and time added to case information section.
Apr 20, 2007	Staff attorney from trustee's office will be speaking at WI Bankruptcy Update in Eau Claire.
Apr 17, 2007	Web site release 2.67. Meta tags added to enhance visibility for search engines. Updates to case information section to allow better paging and selection within search results. Clearer search instructions given. Results for null or invalid search now show null data instead of partial null.
Feb 28, 2007	Web site release 2.65. Added county page. Additional Debtor FAQ's. Additional information on 341 hearing page. Added Creditor tab and current claim status information to Case Information lookup. Justification and alignment on Receipt and Payments tabs in Case Information lookup. Clarification of and additional instructions and home links on Case Information initial page.
Feb 22, 2007	Web site release 2.63. Changed formating and style sheets to allow for dynamic flexibility when viewed with different screen resolutions or browser width settings.
Feb 19, 2007	Trustee's office to be closed in honor of President's day. Local CLUG meeting will convene here regardless.
Feb 15, 2007	Web site release 2.61. Added Wausau to Court Hearings. Added links for Wausau court, UST Fraud, Contact_Us re Fraud, Examples shown for case input, Case FAQ and VCIS information added
Feb 14, 2007	Web site release 2.6. Added feature to look up or download the up coming 341 Hearing schedule in HTML or PDF formats. Various sort options given.. Adobe reader download link added.
Feb 09, 2007	Web site release 2.52. Added links for bankruptcy code and rules. Reorganization of links on home page. News page added in. Added links for news, case information, trustee contact to left pane. Contact addresses modified to follow USPS Standardization rules. Email link added to home page. News page access added to title bar.
Feb 07, 2007	Web site release 2.51. Added some Debtor and Atty FAQ's. Repositioned default site layout. Dead links removed. Corrected subject on creditor and debtor FAQ email requests to include subject type. Corrected error message on some pages where scripting expected certain items that that page did not contain.
Feb 06, 2007	Web site release 2.5. Added FAQ pages. Standardized title bar. Added numerous links and addresseses for 341 hearings Added Eau Claire court information. Link for local rules added. Added default page titles.
Feb 05, 2007	Routine for regular updates of case data introduced. Case information shown should now be as of the close of the prior business day. An 'as of' date/time will be forthcoming in a future release. Previously, case nformation was updated just before hearings or other event.
Feb 02, 2007	Web site release 2.3. Significant revisions to site format and style sheets. 341 hearing and Court Pages added. Added numerous links on home page.
Jan 28, 2007	Web site release 2.0 introduced. New site format and style sheets.
Jan 14, 2007	Web site release 1.5. Incorporated case information V1.0 with former trustee web site. Case information updated to include information required for court hearings on initial debtor screen.
Jan 12, 2007	Case information release 1.0 introduced.

 

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