W.H. Griffin Office
4350 Shawnee
Mission Pkwy
Suite 13
Fairway, Kansas 66205
Phone 913-677-1311
Fax 913-432-7857
OFFICE HOURS:
M - F, 8:30am-5pm
BUILDING HOURS:
M-F, 7am-6:30pm
PHONE HOURS:
M - F, 9am-4pm
Payments can be
dropped off
after office hours in Drop Box, but not after building hours.
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US Bankruptcy Court
500 State Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66101
Standing Trustee Pledge of ExcellenceStanding Trustees are committed to excellence and to providing a high level of trust and service to Chapter 13 debtors and creditors. Creditors, debtors, attorneys, judges and others who come into contact with Standing Trustees are entitled to service which adheres to the highest standards of professional, moral and ethical conduct.
· The trustee's office should be open and operating Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
· The trustee should have a system in place to promptly respond in a meaningful manner to inquiries from debtors, creditors, attorneys, and other interested parties.
· If the trustee is not personally available, the trustee should have competent staff available to assist or to respond to inquiries.
· The trustee should work to ensure that debtors comply with their obligations under the Bankruptcy Code and Rules.
· The trustee should work to ensure that debtors comply with the provisions of their plan and should take appropriate action if the debtor fails to commence plan payments when required or if there is a subsequent default in plan performance.
· The trustee should maintain a system which efficiently tracks the progress and the receipts and disbursements in every Chapter 13 case, from the time it is filed until the case is closed.
· The trustee should have a system to timely and accurately record all receipts and disbursements on the appropriate debtor ledger.
· The trustee should disburse plan payments to creditors on a monthly basis, and should have procedures in place to properly classify and pay creditors' claims and to detect and recover any erroneous payments.
· The trustee should ensure that all trust account ledgers and accounts are balanced on a monthly basis and should have a procedure to regularly review all cases with significantly large balances on hand or other fund irregularities.
· The trustee should maintain a reasonably comprehensive system of Internal controls over accounting and office operations, both paper and electronic, to safeguard estate assets and trust funds.
Proposed Orders
All proposed orders needing the Trustee’s e-signature should be emailed as a PDF attachment to:
13orders@13trusteekc.com
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Office Schedule
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED
The office will be closed due to Memorial Day
The office will be closed due to Independence Day
The office will be closed due to Labor Day