Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Rule 1013 — Contested Petition in an Involuntary Case; Default
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1013
Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1013 (Contested Petition in an Involuntary Case; Default) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
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Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1013.
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(a)HEARING AND DISPOSITION. When a petition in an involuntary
case is contested, the court must:
(1)rule on the issues presented at the earliest practicable
time; and
(2)promptly issue an order for relief, dismiss the petition, or
issue any other appropriate order.
(b)DEFAULT. If the petition is not contested within the time al-
lowed by Rule 1011, the court must issue the order for relief on the
next day or as soon as practicable.
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Advisory Committee Notes
(As amended Apr. 30, 1991, eff. Aug. 1, 1991; Apr. 22, 1993, eff. Aug. 1, 1993; Apr. 2, 2024, eff. Dec. 1, 2024.)