News and Updates

COVID-19 Update

March 18, 2020
Please continue to check the COVID-19 tab above to stay up to date with information regarding Trustee Carroll's §341 Meetings, her upcoming dockets for Judge Randon and Judge Shefferly, and any pertinent office information.

COVID-19 Stimulus Checks

April 16, 2020
As per the language of the CARES Act, we are not seeking turnover of these funds as additional income in Chapter 13 cases.

Guidelines for §341 Adjournment Requests

April 8, 2020
When seeking an adjournment of the §341 Meeting of Creditors, please ensure all income documentation has been submitted to kscfinancials@det13ksc.com prior to sending your request.  Cases where all income verification documents required by LBR 2003-2(c) have not been provided will be marked as not held/not adjourned.  Once documents have been submitted, you may contact our office for new dates; otherwise, new dates will be addressed at the confirmation hearing.
 
If your client is unable to attend the §341 meeting and all documents have been submitted, you must contact our office no later than the Tuesday prior to the hearing with your request.  Our office will supply new dates in a stipulation.  You may either print, sign and scan to return the document, or give permission in an email to sign on your behalf.  If you miss the Tuesday deadline for requesting a formal adjournment in advance, you may still advise our office that you or your client will be unable to attend.  The meeting will be marked as not held/not adjourned and an adjournment can be requested any time after the original hearing date up to the time of confirmation.
 
For questions regarding adjournments, please contact Barb Ecclestone at barb@det13ksc.com or Shannon Horton at shannon@det13ksc.com. 

Notice of Change of Trustee Fee

March 31, 2020
Effective April 1, 2020 the trustee fee for the  office of Krispen S. Carroll will increase from 7.5% to 10%.  This change is occurring in response to a decrease in the level of receipts as a result of the COVID-19 crisis which has caused a reduction of income for many Chapter 13 debtors.  We expect this change to be temporary and hope to be able to lower our fee as soon as debtors are able to return to full employment and receipts begin to stabilize.  We will continue to closely monitor this situation in the coming months.  

ACH Agreement Updated

December 17, 2019
The ACH Agreement for the Office of Chapter 13 Trustee – Krispen S. Carroll has been updated. Click HERE to view the new agreement. Click HERE to view the ACH Participation Rules. Click HERE to view the letter notifying Attorneys of the changes.
Click HERE to view the letter notifying Debtors of the changes.

New Judge Assignment

November 18, 2019

Effective November 19, 2019, new cases assigned to Judge Shefferly filed on or after this date will be assigned to either David Ruskin or Krispen Carroll based upon the following end digit:
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0-6  David Ruskin
7-9  Krispen Carroll

**Please note this is a different number assignment from all pending cases as of November 18, 2019.  All cases filed on or before November 18, 2019 will remain with the assigned trustee on the date of filing.

Click HERE for the full listing of E.D.M., southern division judge assignments.

Disbursements by EFT

January 10, 2019
The Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee Krispen Carroll is pleased to announce that we are now authorizing attorneys and creditors to receive Disbursement payments by EFT.  Click HERE to download the agreement form to sign up for this service.

Phone Hours Change

June 13, 2018

Effective Thursday, June 14, 2018 the Office of Chapter 13 Trustee Krispen S. Carroll's main phone number of 313-962-5035 will be answered between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. The lunch hour of 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm will remain.

Documents to the Trustee's Office

March 26, 2018
Please use the following email addresses to forward documents to the Trustee's office:
Proposed OCPs and Confirmation Hearing Statements for Judge Randon and Shefferly: carroll.orders@det13ksc.com
Service of Income Verification and Tax Returns: kscfinancials@det13ksc.com

Please limit the attached document file names to the case number or alpha-numeric characters. If sending multiple documents please place _1, _2, etc. at the end of the case number.

​Judge Randon Courtroom Procedure

November 29, 2017

As many of you may know, Judge Randon has altered his procedure for confirmation adjournments.  Please carefully review the information below for details.  If you should have any questions regarding the new procedure, please feel free to send your questions by email directly to Krispen Carroll – krispen@det13ksc.com.

120 Day Confirmation Adjournments - effective 10/11/17

All Pre-Confirmation cases requiring adjournments will be given dates of at least 120 days from the date of the original hearing.  After all necessary amendments and document submission to address trustee and creditor issues have been completed, debtor attorneys should email the assigned legal assistant with a proposed OCP requesting the case be reviewed for confirmation prior to the scheduled hearing date.  Upon receipt and review of an OCP where all outstanding creditor and trustee issues have been resolved, the Trustee will submit the case for confirmation prior to the adjourned hearing date.   
 
Please note that such email should be sent only after expiration of any notice periods and the signature of any objecting creditors have been obtained.  Requests for confirmation should not accompany a production of documents to the Trustee.  The normal time for review of documents and the filing of any supplemental objections should have passed prior to requesting a confirmation review.  Payment history and funding requirements for early confirmation review are unchanged.  Please include a plan calculation with the OCP to reflect any changes in payments or creditor treatment included in the OCP.   

During the 120 days the Trustee’s office will be monitoring payments and reviewing documents received, but will not be pursuing confirmation absent a request from debtor counsel.  Responses to requests for early confirmation can be expected to be received within 14 days of receipt.  If the Trustee, debtor and objecting parties are in agreement a legal issue requires determination prior to the adjourned hearing date, the matter may be set for an earlier date on the contested call by stipulation.     

ACH Agreement Form Updated

July 1, 2017
The ACH Agreement form has been updated. Debtors may now select the 28th of the month as a withdrawal date, in addition to the 5th and 17th. 

Please click HERE for an interactive PDF copy of the ACH agreement form. Please click HERE for a standard PDF copy of the ACH agreement form.