Skip to main content

Rule 4007-1 Automatic Extension of Time to File Complaint to Determine Dischargeability of a Debt in Event of Amendment.

If the debtor's Schedules are amended to add a creditor, then the affected creditor may file a complaint to obtain a determination of the dischargeability of any debt by the later of (a) the deadline provided in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4007 and (b) 60 days after the amendment is filed and served on the affected creditor. If the section 341 meeting of creditors is continued or rescheduled, then the time to file a complaint to obtain a determination of the dischargeability of any debt is the later of (y) the deadline provided in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4007 and (z) 28 days after the section 341 meeting is concluded. The extensions provided in this paragraph are deemed to have been granted for cause without the need for a motion and hearing.