Congratulations! If you received a“discharge of debtor” notice from the bankruptcy court your bankruptcy case was a success.  Your discharge document, usually consisting of just a page, is the most important document you willeverreceive from the bankruptcy court, safeguard it as you would a birth certificate, passport, or social security card! Most Chapter 7 cases will result in a discharge 3-4 months after the case was filed. Chapter 13 cases will be discharged after you complete your plan, provided you have notreceiveda prior discharge recently (depend on when the prior case was filed and chapter filed under) which would prevent you fromreceiving a new discharge. 

No, at least not in the Southern District of California.  Instead, a seperate valuation hearing is probably necessary.  Stay tuned, more on this blog to be published soon. Written by Michael G. Doan- Mr. Doan practices on the cutting edge of bankruptcy law, and was the first attorney in the entire Southern District of California to file the very first Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and very first Chapter 13 Bankruptcy under the new Bankruptcy Laws which went into effect on October 17, 2005.   Looking for a San Diego Bankruptcy Attorney? Look no further than Doan Law.