Laurie K. Weatherford, Chapter 13 Trustee
Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division

Our office will be closed from 12pm ET, Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 due to Hurricane Milton. We intend to re-open, weather-permitting, Friday, October 11th, 2024. All § 341 Meeting of Creditors scheduled for Thursday, October 10th, 2024 have been continued. You and your attorney should receive notices containing the date your Meeting of Creditors has been continued to in the next few days.

The Orlando Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida will also close on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024 and Thursday, October 10th, 2024. All hearings scheduled for Orlando cases on October 9th and 10th are canceled and will be rescheduled. Please monitor this website for updates on office and court openings and/or closures.

Take care and be safe.

The judges for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida have announced updated procedures governing court appearances, including remote access by video and telephone, on their respective webpages:

• Judge Grace E. Robson

• Judge Tiffany Geyer

• Judge Lori V. Vaughan

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida has announced it will adopt a revised Model Chapter 13 Plan effective December 4, 2023. The Court also entered an amended Administrative Order Prescribing Procedures for Chapter 13 Cases:

The Court has entered Administrative Order FLMB-2023-3, effective in Chapter 13 cases filed on or after December 4, 2023, The Court has also revised the Model Chapter 13 Plan and Order Confirming Plan, effective December 4, 2023. The revisions conform the Administrative Order, the Model Plan, and the Order Confirming Plan to the Middle District’s current Chapter 13 procedures; facilitate more uniform Chapter 13 procedures; and make the procedures more understandable for practitioners, debtors, and creditors.

Download the revised model plan.