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When relief from stay is granted, it does not remove the property from the bankruptcy estate or grant the creditor ownership of the property. It simply removes the stay and restores the parties to their state law rights. Creditors can then enforce those rights to the extent that the relief from stay order permits.

Once a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition is filed, the automatic stay goes into effect with the order of relief being entered on the filing date. It's this automatic stay that prohibits the creditors from taking any further action outside the bankruptcy to collect monies that are owed to them from the debtor.

"Order for relief" is to a court order determining that a debtor is subject to the control of the bankruptcy court. It means a debtor obtain a discharge from all debts that arose before the date of the order for relief. It is obtained through a properly filed voluntary petition.

A motion for relief from the automatic stay, also called a stay relief motion, is a request a creditor can submit to the bankruptcy court to ask for permission to take certain collection actions against the person who filed bankruptcy. Usually, you'll see these motions filed by secured creditors.

Order for relief refers to an actual court order determining that a debtor is subject to the control of the bankruptcy court. The Bankruptcy Code enables a debtor to obtain a discharge from all debts that arose before the date of the order for relief. A voluntary petition constitutes an order for relief.

Secured creditors, like banks, typically get paid first in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, followed by unsecured creditors, like bondholders and suppliers of goods and services. Stockholders are typically last in line to get paid. Not all creditors get repaid in full under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Once a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition is filed, the automatic stay goes into effect with the order of relief being entered on the filing date. It's this automatic stay that prohibits the creditors from taking any further action outside the bankruptcy to collect monies that are owed to them from the debtor.

It prevents creditors from contacting, collecting from, or suing debtors during the life of a bankruptcy. The exception to this rule is the Order for Relief. If a creditor wants to collect a debt or recover a secured asset from a debtor, they must seek an Order for Relief to do so.