Title 11, BankruptcyRelease 119-102
§1324 Confirmation Hearing
Title 11 › CHAPTER 13 — ADJUSTMENT OF DEBTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH REGULAR INCOME › SUBCHAPTER II — THE PLAN › § 1324
Summary
The court must hold a hearing, after people are given notice, to decide whether to approve the plan. Anyone with an interest in the case (someone affected by it) may object to approval. The hearing must be held no sooner than 20 days and no later than 45 days after the meeting of creditors under section 341(a), unless the court finds an earlier date is in the best interest of the creditors and the estate and no one objects to moving it up.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1324
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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) and after notice, the court shall hold a hearing on confirmation of the plan. A party in interest may object to confirmation of the plan.
(b)The hearing on confirmation of the plan may be held not earlier than 20 days and not later than 45 days after the date of the meeting of creditors under section 341(a), unless the court determines that it would be in the best interests of the creditors and the estate to hold such hearing at an earlier date and there is no objection to such earlier date.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
senate report no. 95–989
Any party in interest may object to the confirmation of a plan, as distinguished from merely rejecting a plan. An objection to confirmation is predicated on failure of the plan or the procedures employed prior to confirmation to conform with the requirements of chapter 13. The bankruptcy judge is required to provide notice and an opportunity for hearing any such objection to confirmation.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2005—Pub. L. 109–8 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (b) and after” for “After”, and added subsec. (b). 1986—Pub. L. 99–554 struck out “the” after “object to”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–353 struck out “the” before “confirmation of the plan”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2005 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–8 effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such
Effective Date
, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–554 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1986, see section 302(a) of Pub. L. 99–554, set out as a note under section 581 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1324
Title 11, Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102