Better yet, if he doesn't want to pay, or at least wants to delay paying, why not try appealling the decision? Instead of going for chap. 11.
Filing the bankruptcy is cheaper and more decisive than continuing to keep lawyers on the clock breh. I was surprised to hear him file a bankruptcy too, I thought he was legit broke, until I heard he declared 4.4 milly in assets, that's when I was like
It's just enough for the court to deem it ok for him to work out a settlement, this sh*t is masterful, just masterful 
The answer is no, if you have a structured payment in place as long as you honor that deal you're good. If you negotiate a payment plans for your student loans for $100/month, if you suddenly make a million dollars tomorrow, you're only obligated to make payments on that $100/month. Now if you DON'T honor the contract, and they check your assets, then that means

Who's the last person you met that went from flippin' crack in Queens to getting film financing deals done with no acting background? Do your brains even process?

