Closing Procedures in Chapter 13 Cases

(a) Notice to Debtor of Completed Plan. When the chapter 13 trustee determines that the debtor has completed all plan payments, the trustee shall file with the court and serve on the debtor and the debtor's attorney a Notice of Plan Completion. (b) Debtor Certifications to Obtain Discharge. No later than thirty (30) days after the date of a Notice of Plan Completion, if the debtor is eligible to receive a discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 1328, the debtor shall file with the court a Statement of Chapter 13 Debtor Regarding Domestic Support Obligations and 11 U.S.C. § 522(q) Exemptions, in a form which conforms substantially to Form B2830.

(c) Notice of Closing Case Without Discharge. A Notice of Closing Chapter 13 Case Without Discharge will be issued if: (1) (2) (3) the record does not contain a certificate of course completion issued by the provider of a course in personal financial management, if such a certificate is required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(b)(7), the debtor received a prior bankruptcy discharge within the time periods specified in 11 U.S.C. § 1328(f), or the record does not contain the certifications required by the Statement of Chapter 13 Debtor Regarding Domestic Support Obligations and 11 U.S.C. 35 § 522(q) Exemptions in a form which conforms substantially to Form B2830. (d) Trustee Final Report. The chapter 13 trustee shall make a final report and file a final account of the administration of the estate.

The final report shall conform substantially to the appropriate form approved by the United States Trustee Program.