Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73not60
§1223 Modification of Plan Before Confirmation
Title 11 › Chapter 12— ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF A FAMILY FARMER OR FISHERMAN WITH REGULAR ANNUAL INCOME › Subchapter II— THE PLAN › § 1223
Summary
A person in bankruptcy can change their repayment plan any time before the court approves it, but the new plan must still follow the rules in section 1222. Once the debtor files the change, the new plan becomes the plan. A creditor with a secured claim who already said yes or no is treated the same for the changed plan, unless the change alters that creditor’s rights and the creditor then changes their earlier yes or no.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1223
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(a)The debtor may modify the plan at any time before confirmation, but may not modify the plan so that the plan as modified fails to meet the requirements of section 1222 of this title.
(b)After the debtor files a modification under this section, the plan as modified becomes the plan.
(c)Any holder of a secured claim that has accepted or rejected the plan is deemed to have accepted or rejected, as the case may be, the plan as modified, unless the modification provides for a change in the rights of such holder from what such rights were under the plan before modification, and such holder changes such holder’s previous acceptance or rejection.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification For repeal of section effective Oct. 1, 1998, and subsequent reenactment of section, see note set out preceding section 1201 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
sPermanent reenactment of section effective July 1, 2005, see section 1001(a)(2) of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as a Repeal, Reenactment, and Termination of Chapter note under section 1201 of this title. For
Effective Date
s of section and
Amendments
extending periods for which section was reenacted prior to permanent reenactment, see
Effective Date
and
Effective Date
of 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 Amendment notes set out under section 1201 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1223
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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