Delay Discharge (Motion)

Rev. 7/01/2021

The court may, on motion of the debtor, delay the entry of a discharge for 30 days and on motion within the 30 days, the court may defer entry to a specific date.

Examples when the debtor may want to delay entry of a discharge:

Debtor wishes to reaffirm a debt.
Settle an 11 U.S.C. 523 nondischargeable action.

Docket Event:

[Bankruptcy > Motions/Applications > Delay Discharge]

Requirements:

KMS Cases	JAW Cases
Motion with Certificate of Service	Motion with Certificate of Service
Proposed Order	Proposed Order

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