"Ohio Bankruptcy Discharge"

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A "discharge in Ohio bankruptcy cases is available in all chapters. In Ch. 7 cases, discharge requires no repayment on unsecured, non-priority debts. In Ch. 11 and 13 cases, a plan of reorganization must propose full or partial repayment and be approved by the court.

11 U.S.C. §1328 provides, in part, "As soon as practicable after completion by the debtor of all payments under the plan, 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 or disallowed under section 502 of this title, except any debt - " 

Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On 03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."

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