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B-4004-1. DISCHARGE IN CHAPTER 12 AND CHAPTER 13 CASES

(a)   Trustee’s Notice of Completion

The Chapter 12 or 13 trustee shall file a Notice of Plan Completion after all payments have been received. Sample forms are available on the Court’s website.

(b)   The Debtor’s Required Pleadings

Within 30 days after the trustee files the notice of completion, the Debtor shall file a Motion for Entry of Discharge and in individual cases, a Certification of Eligibility for Discharge. Each individual Debtor in a joint case shall file a separate Certification. Sample forms are available on the Court’s website.

(c)   Service and Notice

The Debtor shall serve a copy of the Motion for Entry of Discharge and in individual cases, a Certification of Eligibility for Discharge on the trustee and an entity to whom the Debtor owes a domestic support obligation. The trustee shall have 21 days from the date of filing to object to the Motion or the Certification. The Debtor shall serve a 21-day Objection Notice on the holder of a domestic support obligation. A sample notice is available on the Court’s website. The Debtor shall file a Certificate of Service as to the notice.

(d)   Closing and Reopening

If no motion for entry of discharge is filed, the case may be closed without entry of a discharge after filing of the trustee’s final report. If the case has been closed, the Debtor must first file a motion to reopen the case.

(e)   Request for Hardship Discharge

If the Debtor seeks a discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§1228(b) or 1328(b), the Debtor shall file a Motion for Hardship Discharge and a Certification of Eligibility for Discharge. The requirements to file a Certification of Eligibility for Discharge and a Certificate of Debtor Education are waived if the debtor seeking the hardship discharge is deceased and a verified statement of the debtor’s death has been filed as required by S.D.Ind. B-1016-1. A sample Certification is available on the Court’s website. The Debtor shall serve the Motion for Hardship Discharge and the Certification of Eligibility for Discharge as required by subparagraph (c) of this rule.