Rule · Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015.1 — Requirements for a Local Form for a Chapter 13 Plan

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015.1

Type
Rule
Source
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2026-10-22
Current through
Nov 10, 2026 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)

As an exception to Rule 9029(a)(1), a district may require that a single local form be used for a Chapter 13 plan instead of Form 113 if it: (a) is adopted for the district after public notice and an opportunity for comment; (b) numbers and labels each paragraph in boldface type with a heading that states its general subject matter; (c) includes an opening paragraph for the debtor to indicate that the plan does or does not: (1) contain a nonstandard provision; (2) limit the amount of a secured claim based on a valuation of the collateral; or (3) avoid a security interest or lien; (d) contains separate paragraphs relating to: (1) curing any default and maintaining payments on a claim secured by the debtor’s principal residence; (2) paying a domestic support obligation; (3) paying a claim described in the final paragraph of § 1325(a); and (4) surrendering property that secures a claim and requesting that the stay under § 362(a) or 1301(a) related to the property be terminated; and (e) contains a final paragraph providing a place for: (1) nonstandard provisions as defined in Rule 3015(c), with a warning that any nonstandard provision placed elsewhere is void; and (2) a certification by the debtor’s attorney, or by an unrepresented debtor, that the plan does not contain any nonstandard provision except as set out in the final paragraph.

Citator

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3015.1 — Requirements for a Local Form for a Chapter 13 Plan is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

As an exception to Rule 9029(a)(1), a district may require that a single local form be used for a Chapter 13 plan instead of Form 113 if it: (a) is adopted for the district after public notice and an opportunity for comment; (b) numbers and labels each paragraph in boldface type with a heading that states its general subject matter; (c) includes an opening paragraph for the debtor to indicate that the plan does or does not: (1) contain a nonstandard provision; (2) limit the amount of a secured claim based on a valuation of the collateral; or (3) avoid a security interest or lien; (d) contains separate paragraphs relating to: (1) curing any default and maintaining payments on a claim secured by the debtor’s principal residence; (2) paying a domestic support obligation; (3) paying a claim described in the final paragraph of § 1325(a); and (4) surrendering property that secures a claim and requesting that the stay under § 362(a) or 1301(a) related to the property be terminated; and (e) contains a final paragraph providing a place for: (1) nonstandard provisions as defined in Rule 3015(c), with a warning that any nonstandard provision placed elsewhere is void; and (2) a certification by the debtor’s attorney, or by an unrepresented debtor, that the plan does not contain any nonstandard provision except as set out in the final paragraph.