Local Rule RULE 3015-2: Amendment of Plans.
Bankr. D. Mont. — General rule
RULE 3015-2. Amendment of Plans.
(a) Notice of Intent to Amend Plan. If timely objections have been made before the Chapter 12 or 13 confirmation hearing, debtor may file a notice in conformity with Mont. LBF 41. Following the filing of a notice, the hearing on confirmation shall be continued to allow debtor to file an amended plan unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Debtor shall file the notice at least three business days before the scheduled hearing on confirmation. Before filing the notice, debtor shall contact trustee and advise them of their intent to file an amended plan. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, all amended plans shall be filed no later than 14 days before the Court's next regularly scheduled hearing date in the division in which debtor's case is pending, which shall also be the date set for the hearing on confirmation of debtor's amended plan. Any objections to debtor's amended plan shall be filed no later than seven days before the hearing on confirmation of debtor's amended plan.
(b) Plan Modification. After confirmation of a plan, the proponent of a modified Chapter 13 plan shall file a motion to modify plan using Mont. LBF 19-A and serve a copy of the motion and plan on debtor and trustee, their respective attorneys, U.S. Trustee, creditors having timely filed proofs of claim, and entities explicitly requesting copies of all notices, and confirm such service has been accomplished by filing a certificate of service.
Related Authority: 11 U.S.C. §§ 1223, 1229, 1323, and 1329 Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015(h)