Contact Information

719 Griswold, Suite 1100
Detroit, MI  48226
(313) 962-5035
(313) 965-1940 (fax)
Phone Hours: M - F, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Office Hours:  M - F, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed for lunch 12:45 - 1:45 daily

Payment Mailing Address

​P.O. Box 2018
​Memphis, TN  38101-2018

​*Make Checks Payable to Chapter 13 Trustee*
*Include Case Number on all Payments*

Quick Links

CM/ECF (PACER)
TFS Bill Pay
NDC (National Data Center Case Access)
13 Network Case Access
United States Bankruptcy Court E.D. Mich.
David Wm. Ruskin, Chapter 13 Trustee
Tammy L. Terry, Chapter 13 Trustee
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT)

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 1/14/22)
Office Closing!

The Office of Chapter 13 Trustee - Krispen S. Carroll will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 1/11/22)
341 Declaration Updated!

The 341 Declaration regarding Identity has been updated. Please download the newest version here. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 1/11/22)
bkdocs.us

We are pleased to announce that effective immediately the Office of Chapter 13 Trustee - Krispen S. Carroll will be accepting pre and post confirmation financial and supporting documents via bkdocs.us. We will also accept proposed orders confirming plan through bkdocs.us. 

Please visit bkdocs.us to register for a free account. Click here for a Getting Started guide.

Starting February 1, 2022 documents that contain SSNs will be rejected automatically by the bkdocs.us service.

NEVER submit driver's licenses or Social Security Cards, those documents are deleted and not reviewed by the staff.

Please keep pay-stubs grouped together when submitting through bkdocs as the service can accept files up to 25MB in size.

Please note that the email reader addresses of kscfinancial@det13ksc.com and carroll.orders@det13ksc.com will be shut down on February 28, 2022.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 11/04/21)
Reports via the NDC

Effective November 2021 the Office of Chapter 13 Trustee – Krispen S. Carroll will be emailing the Trustee’s Report of Receipts and Disbursements using the National Data Center (NDC). These reports will be emailed every six months instead of monthly going forward.
 
Attorneys and debtors with an account will receive a link to the report to view on the NDC. Attorneys and debtors can sign up for a free account at www.ndc.org. Please sign up for an NDC account now if you don’t have one.
 
For any debtor that we have an email address for but that do not have an NDC account, an email will be sent with a link to view the report without having to create an account.

US TRUSTEE NOTICE! (updated 10/18/21)
Emergency Rental Assistance Programs Available!

For information about emergency rental assistance programs click here. 

Para obtener información en español, haga clic aquí.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 10/06/21)
Email Reader Best Practices

1. Please put only the case number, as 2112345 or 21-12345, in the subject line. Refrain from copying and pasting into the subject line. Special formatting may be pasted, and your message will be rejected.

2. File names of attached documents must not contain special characters.

3. Keep the total attachment size below 10MB. Files over 9MB can cause the email reader program to crash.

4. If a debtor emails you a picture of a document, please convert it to a pdf file under 10MB. Then email the pdf file.

5. Please add automatedemail@det13ksc.com and Ch_13_Trustee_Carroll@det13ksc.com to your allowed senders list. These are the emails used by our case management software.

6. The above email addresses, kscfinancials@det13ksc.com, and carroll.orders@det13ksc.com are unattended. Anything typed in the body of the message is not read by any employee. Any response sent to those addresses is not read by any employee.
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7. The 341 Declaration and Questions forms can be found on our COVID-19 page. The form is now fillable by pdf editors and viewers. Please complete and email this form to kscfinancials@det13ksc.com by noon on Monday after the §341 Hearing has concluded. Please ​DO NOT email the documents used to verify the debtor(s) identity.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 5/3/21)
Stip and Order to Excuse Third-Party Payment Order

The Stipulation and Order Excusing a Third-Party Payment Order has been updated. The updated form can be found by visiting our Library page.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 3/19/21)
COVID-19 Stimulus Checks

As per the language of the COVID 19 related relief bills, our office will not be seeking turnover of any stimulus funds received by Chapter 13 filers.  If a portion of your 2020 tax refund included stimulus funds not previously received, that portion of the refund will not be included in any tax refunds required to be paid to the Trustee under your Chapter 13 plan.    

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 3/17/21)
CM/ECF Policies

Questions regarding the court procedure for filing the Domestic Support Obligation form should be directed to the Bankruptcy Court at ​mieb.uscourts.gov.

IMPORTANT NOTICE! (updated 3/1/21)

Phone System

Our direct lines and voicemail system are online. All employees are still working remotely so please continue to use email as much as possible. Email addresses and phone numbers can be found on the Staff Directory Page.

DEBTOR NOTICE!
​Debtor Orientation Video

The video to the right should be watched before attending your 341 Meeting of Creditors.

The video provides valuable information as you begin the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy process.

For best viewing experience please download or maximize while viewing online.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Creditor Attendance at 341 Meeting of Creditors

The Office of Chapter 13 Trustee - Krispen S. Carroll is using Zoom to conduct the 341 Meeting of Creditors. Before the scheduled hearing date please contact Shannon Horton, shannon@det13ksc.com, to obtain the meeting link.  All requests must include the case number and date of hearing.

    Attn. Chapter 13 Debtors:
    Please complete the following sections to receive documents from
    ​the Trustee via e-mail.

    By providing your e-mail you agree to receive non-court documents via e-mail from the Office of Chapter 13 Trustee - Krispen S. Carroll. We will never sell your information to any company or person.

DEBTOR NOTICE! Instructions for
​Case Access

Detailed information about your case is now available at www.ndc.org.

After accessing the website, choose the "Get Started.  It's Free" button and follow the prompts.  You will need the list of creditors from your case to complete the account set-up process.

The video to the right will help to explain the NDC features.

MAKE YOUR CHAPTER 13
​PLAN PAYMENT ONLINE!
​Take a tour of the TFS Online Payment System

The Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee -Krispen Carroll is now accepting online payments from TFS Bill Pay.

Information about this service, including an updated Stipulation and Order Excusing Wage Order and Order for Electronic Transfer of Funds is available by clicking HERE.  Check out the website at www.tfsbillpay.com.

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