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210 property acquired, and all earnings from services performed, by the debtor after the commencement of the bankruptcy case. 11 U.S.C. § 1306(a). E. Chapter 13 Plan The debtor has the exclusive right to file a plan under Chapter 13. 11 U.S.C. § 1321. The length of a debtor's plan varies between three and five years. A Chapter 13 debtor's plan may not provide for payments over a period of time that is longer than five years if the current monthly income of the debtor and his spouse combined is greater than the applicable State median family income for a family of equal or lesser size. 11 U.S.C. § 1322(d)(1). The debtor's plan may not provide for payments over a period of time that is longer than three years, unless the court, for cause, approves a longer period (although the court cannot approve a period that is longer than five years) if the current monthly income of the debtor and his spouse combined is less than the applicable State median family income for a family of equal or lesser size. 11 U.S.C. § 1322(d)(2). 1. Mandatory Plan Provisions Every Chapter 13 plan is required to: (i) provide for the submission to the trustee of all or such portion of the debtor's future earnings or income as is necessary for the plan's execution; (ii) provide for the full payment, in deferred cash payments, of all priority claims unless the holder of a particular claim agrees to a different treatment of such claim; (iii) if the plan classifies claims, provide the same treatment for each claim within a particular class; and (iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, provide for less than full payment of all amounts owed for a domestic

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