When you file for bankruptcy protection, a Notice of Bankruptcy is mailed to everyone listed on your creditor’s matrix.  The notice provides creditors with a variety of important deadlines.  If your creditor or lender misses these deadlines, it is possible they will forfeit their right to make a claim or file an objection.  Below are a few of the deadlines that are typically listed on the Notice of Bankruptcy:

• Petition filing date: A petition filing date is the date you filed the bankruptcy petition and many other dates depend on this date.
• 341 meeting: The 341 meeting, also known as the “meeting of creditors”, as required under Section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code, will be scheduled by the Notice.  It is typically 30-45 days after the date the bankruptcy petition was filed.
• Proof of Claim deadline: If you file an asset case, creditors must file their Proof of Claim by a specific deadline or their claim may be deemed to be waived.
• Objection deadline: The Notice will provide creditors with the deadline to object to discharge.  A creditor must allege an objection to the discharge of its debt within 60 days after the first scheduled meeting of creditors.
• Deadline to object to exemptions: If you have claimed an exemption in error, a creditor can object to such exemption.  This type of objection must be filed within 30 days after the meeting of creditors has concluded.

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