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11 U.S.C. § 1229 — Modification of plan after confirmation
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**(a)** At any time after confirmation of the plan but before the completion of payments under such plan, the plan may be modified, on request of the debtor, the trustee, or the holder of an allowed unsecured claim, to—
(1) increase or reduce the amount of payments on claims of a particular class provided for by the plan;
(2) extend or reduce the time for such payments;
(3) alter the amount of the distribution to a creditor whose claim is provided for by the plan to the extent necessary to take account of any payment of such claim other than under the plan; or
(4) provide for the payment of a claim described in section 1232(a) that arose after the date on which the petition was filed.
**(b)**
(1) Sections 1222(a), 1222(b), and 1223(c) of this title and the requirements of [section 1225(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1225/a&num=0&edition=prelim) apply to any modification under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The plan as modified becomes the plan unless, after notice and a hearing, such modification is disapproved.
**(c)** A plan modified under this section may not provide for payments over a period that expires after three years after the time that the first payment under the original confirmed plan was due, unless the court, for cause, approves a longer period, but the court may not approve a period that expires after five years after such time.
**(d)** A plan may not be modified under this section—
(1) to increase the amount of any payment due before the plan as modified becomes the plan;
(2) by anyone except the debtor, based on an increase in the debtor’s disposable income, to increase the amount of payments to unsecured creditors required for a particular month so that the aggregate of suc
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**(a)** At any time after confirmation of the plan but before the completion of payments under such plan, the plan may be modified, on request of the debtor, the trustee, or the holder of an allowed unsecured claim, to—
(1) increase or reduce the amount of payments on claims of a particular class provided for by the plan;
(2) extend or reduce the time for such payments;
(3) alter the amount of the distribution to a creditor whose claim is provided for by the plan to the extent necessary to take account of any payment of such claim other than under the plan; or
(4) provide for the payment of a claim described in section 1232(a) that arose after the date on which the petition was filed.
**(b)**
(1) Sections 1222(a), 1222(b), and 1223(c) of this title and the requirements of [section 1225(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1225/a&num=0&edition=prelim) apply to any modification under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The plan as modified becomes the plan unless, after notice and a hearing, such modification is disapproved.
**(c)** A plan modified under this section may not provide for payments over a period that expires after three years after the time that the first payment under the original confirmed plan was due, unless the court, for cause, approves a longer period, but the court may not approve a period that expires after five years after such time.
**(d)** A plan may not be modified under this section—
(1) to increase the amount of any payment due before the plan as modified becomes the plan;
(2) by anyone except the debtor, based on an increase in the debtor’s disposable income, to increase the amount of payments to unsecured creditors required for a particular month so that the aggregate of such payments exceeds the debtor’s disposable income for such month; or
(3) in the last year of the plan by anyone except the debtor, to require payments that would leave the debtor with insufficient funds to carry on the farming operation after the plan is completed.
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**(a)** Subject to subsection (d), as soon as practicable after completion by the debtor of all payments under the plan, and in the case of a debtor who is required by a judicial or administrative order, or by statute, to pay a domestic support obligation, after such debtor certifies that all amounts payable under such order or such statute that are due on or before the date of the certification (including amounts due before the petition was filed, but only to the extent provided for by the plan) have been paid, other than payments to holders of allowed claims provided for under section 1222(b)(5) or 1222(b)(9) of this title, unless the court approves a written waiver of discharge executed by the debtor after the order for relief under this chapter, the court shall grant the debtor a discharge of all debts provided for by the plan, allowed under [section 503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section503&num=0&edition=prelim), or disallowed under [section 502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section502&num=0&edition=prelim), except any debt—
(1) provided for under section 1222(b)(5) or 1222(b)(9) of this title; or
(2) of a kind specified in [section 523(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section523/a&num=0&edition=prelim), except as provided in section 1232(c).
**(b)** Subject to subsection (d), at any time after the confirmation of the plan and after notice and a hearing, the court may grant a discharge to a debtor that has not completed payments under the plan only if—
(1) the debtor’s failure to complete such payments is due to circumstances for which the debtor should not justly be held accountable;
(2) the value
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, after the order for relief under this chapter, a creditor may not act, or commence or continue any civil action, to collect all or any part of a consumer debt of the debtor from any individual that is liable on such debt with the debtor, or that secured such debt, unless—
(1) such individual became liable on or secured such debt in the ordinary course of such individual’s business; or
(2) the case is closed, dismissed, or converted to a case under chapter 7 of this title.
**(b)** A creditor may present a negotiable instrument, and may give notice of dishonor of such an instrument.
**(c)** On request of a party in interest and after notice and a hearing, the court shall grant relief from the stay provided by subsection (a) of this section with respect to a creditor, to the extent that—
(1) as between the debtor and the individual protected under subsection (a) of this section, such individual received the consideration for the claim held by such creditor;
(2) the plan filed by the debtor proposes not to pay such claim; or
(3) such creditor’s interest would be irreparably harmed by continuation of such stay.
**(d)** Twenty days after the filing of a request under subsection (c)(2) of this section for relief from the stay provided by subsection (a) of this section, such stay is terminated with respect to the party in interest making such request, unless the debtor or any individual that is liable on such debt with the debtor files and serves upon such party in interest a written objection to the taking of the proposed action.
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In this title the following definitions shall apply:
(1) The term “accountant” means accountant authorized under applicable law to practice public accounting, and includes professional accounting association, corporation, or partnership, if so authorized.
(2) The term “affiliate” means—
(A) entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities—
(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or
(ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote;
(B) corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the debtor, or by an entity that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than an entity that holds such securities—
(i) in a fiduciary or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote such securities; or
(ii) solely to secure a debt, if such entity has not in fact exercised such power to vote;
(C) person whose business is operated under a lease or operating agreement by a debtor, or person substantially all of whose property is operated under an operating agreement with the debtor; or
(D) entity that operates the business or substantially all of the property of the debtor under a lease or operating agreement.
(3) The term “assisted person” means any person whose debts consist primarily of consumer debts and the value of whose nonexempt property is less than $150,000.11 See Adjustment of Dollar Amounts not
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**(a)** The plan shall—
(1) provide for the submission of all or such portion of future earnings or other future income of the debtor to the supervision and control of the trustee as is necessary for the execution of the plan;
(2) provide for the full payment, in deferred cash payments, of all claims entitled to priority under section 507, unless the holder of a particular claim agrees to a different treatment of that claim;
(3) if the plan classifies claims and interests, provide the same treatment for each claim or interest within a particular class unless the holder of a particular claim or interest agrees to less favorable treatment;
(4) notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a plan may provide for less than full payment of all amounts owed for a claim entitled to priority under section 507(a)(1)(B) only if the plan provides that all of the debtor’s projected disposable income for a 5-year period beginning on the date that the first payment is due under the plan will be applied to make payments under the plan; and
(5) subject to section 1232, provide for the treatment of any claim by a governmental unit of a kind described in section 1232(a).
**(b)** Subject to subsections (a) and (c) of this section, the plan may—
(1) designate a class or classes of unsecured claims, as provided in [section 1122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1122&num=0&edition=prelim), but may not discriminate unfairly against any class so designated; however, such plan may treat claims for a consumer debt of the debtor if an individual is liable on such consumer debt with the debtor differently than other unsecured claims;
(2) modify the rights of holders of secured claims, or of holders of unsecured claims, or leav
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**(a)** The debtor may convert a case under this chapter to a case under chapter 7 of this title at any time. Any waiver of the right to convert under this subsection is unenforceable.
**(b)** On request of the debtor at any time, if the case has not been converted under section 706 or 1112 of this title, the court shall dismiss a case under this chapter. Any waiver of the right to dismiss under this subsection is unenforceable.
**(c)** On request of a party in interest, and after notice and a hearing, the court may dismiss a case under this chapter for cause, including—
(1) unreasonable delay, or gross mismanagement, by the debtor that is prejudicial to creditors;
(2) nonpayment of any fees and charges required under chapter 123 of title 28;
(3) failure to file a plan timely under [section 1221 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1221&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) failure to commence making timely payments required by a confirmed plan;
(5) denial of confirmation of a plan under [section 1225 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim) and denial of a request made for additional time for filing another plan or a modification of a plan;
(6) material default by the debtor with respect to a term of a confirmed plan;
(7) revocation of the order of confirmation under [section 1230 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1230&num=0&edition=prelim), and denial of confirmation of a modified plan under [section 1229 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1229&num=0&edition=prelim);
(8) termination of a confirmed plan by reason of the occurrence
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**(a)** On request of a party in interest at any time within 180 days after the date of the entry of an order of confirmation under [section 1225 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1225&num=0&edition=prelim), and after notice and a hearing, the court may revoke such order if such order was procured by fraud.
**(b)** If the court revokes an order of confirmation under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall dispose of the case under [section 1207 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1207&num=0&edition=prelim), unless, within the time fixed by the court, the debtor proposes and the court confirms a modification of the plan under [section 1229 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title11-section1229&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 11—BANKRUPTCY
§ 1230
Repeal, Reenactment, and Termination of Chapter note
under section 1201 of this title. For effective dates 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.
§ 1229. Modification of plan after confirmation
(a) At any time after confirmation of the plan
but before the completion of payments under
such plan, the plan may be modified, on request
of the debtor, the trustee, or the holder of an al-
lowed unsecured claim, to—
(1) increase or reduce the amount of pay-
ments on claims of a particular class provided
for by the plan;
(2) extend or reduce the time for such pay-
ments;
(3) alter the amount of the distribution to a
creditor whose claim is provided for by the
plan to the extent necessary to take account
of any payment of such claim other than
under the plan; or
(4) provide for the payment of a claim de-
scribed in section 1232(a) that arose after the
date on which the petition was filed.
(b)(1) Sections 1222(a), 1222(b), and 1223(c) of
this title and the requirements of section 1225(a)
of this title apply to any modification under
subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The plan as modified becomes the plan un-
less, after notice and a hearing, such modifica-
tion is disapproved.
(c) A plan modified under this section may not
provide for payments over a period that expires
after three years after the time that the first
payment under the original confirmed plan was
due, unless the court, for cause, approves a
longer period, but the court may not approve a
period that expires after five years after such
time.
(d) A pla
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