I wanted to know how do I prevent my chapter 13 going into default.

If you are going to miss payments that are due in your Chapter 13 case pursuant to a confirmed plan, then you need to file a motion to modify or suspend the plan payments.  Mark J. Markus, Attorney at LawCertified Bankruptcy Law Specialist--State Bar of California Board of Legal SpecializationHandling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy blog: http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/Follow Me on Twitter:  @bklawr