CHAPTER 13 - CONFIRMATION

(a) Hearing Attendance. The debtor and the debtor’s attorney must attend all scheduled confirmation hearings, unless excused by the Chapter 13 trustee or the Court. (b) Hearing Date. Confirmation hearings must be set not less than thirty-five (35) days after filing of a plan.

Objections to the plan must be filed and copies served on the Chapter Ver. 25.01 (December 1, 2025) 21 13 trustee, the debtor, and the debtor’s attorney no later than seven (7) days before the date set for hearing on confirmation of the plan. (c) Pre-Confirmation Certificate. Within seven (7) days prior to the date of the initial confirmation hearing, the debtor must file a Pre-Confirmation Certificate substantially in the form of Local Bankruptcy Form O. If a confirmation hearing is continued, an updated Pre- Confirmation Certificate must be filed within seven (7) days prior to such hearing.

(d) Certain Objections. In the event a creditor objects to a provision in the plan seeking to avoid any lien or value any collateral through the plan and not by separate motion, the attorneys for the debtor and affected creditor must meet and confer in person, telephonically, or by videoconference in an attempt to resolve the dispute and identify and narrow any factual or legal issues. If the objection involves a disputed issue of valuation of collateral for which testimony is required, the initially scheduled confirmation hearing may be treated as a preliminary hearing at which testimony will not be taken, and at which the Court will set a date and time for the valuation hearing. (e) Consideration of Objections to Prior Versions of a Plan.

If a party in interest files an objection to a plan, unless previously withdrawn by the party in interest, that objection will remain on the docket and the Court will consider it at the final confirmation hearing.