I am in the process of filing Ch 13. I will be confirmed on Jan.4. The problem that I'm having is that I cannot afford the Ch 13 payments. I pay $1200 a month for this and it's supposed to be for 5 years. I have told my lawyer and she says that she thinks we can make it a ch 7 but that I should keep it a 13 until I have enough that the trustee can pay the 2 months I'm behind on my house. That way when it converts to a 7 the mortgage will be caught up and I won't have to worry about the mortgage company filing for forclosure.