Bankruptcy Courts Grapple with the “COVID-19 Discharge”

Bankruptcy Courts Grapple with the “COVID-19 Discharge” – Appendix B

Bankruptcy Courts Grapple with the “COVID-19 Discharge”

APPENDIX B

Side-by-Side Comparison of
11 U.S.C. § 1328(b)-(i) and 11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(5)(B)-(C)

11 U.S.C. § 1328(b)-(i)
Discharge
11 U.S.C. § 1141(d)(5)(B)-(C)
Effect of Confirmation

(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 . . .

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