There's no requirement that the payments be deducted from payroll.  That is more an issue specific to the procedures of your Trustee and court.If you are paying 100% to your creditors, then you can payoff the case early, otherwise no.Mark J. Markus, Attorney at LawHandling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy blog: http://bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/Follow Me on Twitter:  @bklawr