Local Rule 3015-1: Chapter 12 Plan and Confirmation Requirements
Bankr. D. Del. — General rule
Rule 3015-1 Chapter 12 Plan and Confirmation Requirements.
(a) Chapter 12 Plan Filed with Petition. The Court must serve a chapter 12 plan that is filed with the petition.
(b) Chapter 12 Plan Filed After Petition. The debtor must serve a chapter 12 plan filed after the petition date—along with a notice scheduling the hearing to consider confirmation of the plan—on the chapter 12 trustee, all creditors, and all parties that requested notice. The notice must (i) give at least 28 days' notice of the confirmation hearing, unless the Court fixes a different time, and (ii) set a deadline for filing and serving objections to confirmation of the plan that is at least 7 days before the hearing.
(c) Objection to Plan Confirmation. An objection to confirmation of the plan must be served on the debtor, the debtor's counsel, the chapter 12 trustee, and all parties that requested notice.
(d) Amended Plan. If the debtor amends the plan before the confirmation hearing, then the debtor must serve the parties specified in subsection (b) of this Local Rule with a copy of the amended plan and a new notice of hearing at least 7 days before the confirmation hearing.
(e) Proposed Plan Confirmation Order. The debtor must file a proposed order confirming the plan that recites the requirements of the plan and the Court's findings under 11 U.S.C. § 1225.