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Can you become current on your mortgage payments after a motion of relief has been requested from the courts to avoid foreclosure during Chapter 13?
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Generally, yes.
Have your Attorney contact the attorney for the other side and discuss the situation. Most of the time, you can object to the motion and work something out the week before the hearing.
Word of advise... Make sure you have an attorney. The attorney for the bank does NOT want to hear from you personally.
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How does a foreclosure work if it is due to an agreed order with the mortgage company while in Chapter 13?
The foreclosure will simply continue as it normally would have if the bankruptcy had not been filed, except for any special provision made in the order allowing the foreclosure to cotinue.
Who owns home after filing a chapter 13?
It depends on what the chapter 13 plan provides. Most 13s are started to save a home from foreclosure, so the debtor remains the owner until the plan is completed. If the debtor misses post-filing mortgage payments, the mortgagee will file a motion for relief from stay to get the court's permission to proceed with the foreclosure. The plan can provide for the sale of the house, most often at auction, and the balance of the mortgage becomes unsecured debt to be paid according to the plan provisions for unsecured creditors. Or the plan can provide for the surrender of the collateral (home) to the mortgagee, with the same result for the mortgage balance.
What happens when you file bankruptcy on your house?
I assume that you live in the United States... Don't think that you can "pick and choose" debts to include in your bankruptcy case. A lot of lawyers get this wrong. When you file bankruptcy, all your debts must be listed...under penalty of perjury. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows you to keep your house, cure your missed mortgage payments, and resume your future mortgage payments. You must have sufficient income to get a Chapter 13 plan confirmed by the court. In Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you don't have to give-up the equity in your house (as long as the home equity doesn't exceed applicable dollar-limits, and the house otherwise qualifies as your "homestead" under applicable law). The discharge order relieves you of your personal liability for the mortgage loan (as long as you don't sign a reaffirmation agreement). The mortgage lien survives the case. Chapter 7 can temporarily delay foreclosure, but it doesn't help you cure past-due mortgage payments if you are trying to save your house.
If your mortgage company has received permission from the courts to foreclose and sell your home and the auction date is in six days can you file bankruptcy to stop the foreclosure?
Yes, generally if you file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy before the foreclosure sale, you can stop the foreclosure sale and get the mortgage put in current status again. I have filed cases within minutes of foreclosure sales and stopped them (though I don't recommend waiting that late in case something goes wrong, because then you might lose your home). Very generally speaking, after filing the Chapter 13 all foreclosure sales are immediately stopped by order of the Bankruptcy Court, called the "automatic stay" (which generally you want to be sure the court granting the foreclosure knows about so they don't sell it) and then the person who filed the Chapter 13 immediately begins making regular monthly mortgage payments again and also pays a Chapter 13 Plan to the court, and in the plan all mortgage arrearage must be cured over 3 to 5 years. However, if you have filed other Chapter 13's in the recent past, your ability to get the automatic stay may be in jeopardy, so ask your attorney about this if you have filed bankruptcy before. Please note that nothing in this posting or in any other posting constitutes legal advice; this is simply my understanding of the facts and law, which I do not warrant, and I am not suggesting any course of action or inaction to any person. Speak to a lawyer for specific advice. If you have any questions, please refer to a lawyer in your jurisdiction. Thanks!
If you continue to make payments will bank continue to pay taxes and insurance from escrow if you do not reaffirm your mortgage after chapter 7 bankruptcy?
If you continue making the regular mortgage payments, including the escrow amounts, you are reaffirming the debt. It would be better to formally file a reaffirmation agreement that is approved by the court.
What if your daughter bought a home with her grandmother as a co-signer she now faces foreclosure should she file chapter 13 bankruptcy how does all this effect her grandmother?
If the house is headed for foreclosure, anyone on the title and the mortgage is facing foreclosure, not just one of the owners. If the daughter was responsible for the mortgage payments by agreement with her grandmother, and got behind in payments, she may be able to pull the mortgage out of foreclosure by a Chapter 13, if she can afford the plan payments and the current mortgage payments. If the Chapter 13 cannot succeed without financial input from the grandmother, it will be up to her to let it go forward and lose the house. Either way, the fact that the house is in foreclosure will affect her credit score.
What happens if you lose your job after filing Chapter 13 with a wife who works a mortgage and two car notes in Ga?
If you are unable to make the mortgage payments, you will lose the house to foreclosure- there is nothing you can do at that point. The only option would be to convert to a chapter 7 to discharge any other non-mortgage debt. If you want to keep the cars (or any secured debt for that matter) you will need to KEEP making those payments.
Can I purchase another house if my house was discharge in chapter 7 but is not in foreclosure I'm still making my payments and living on it?
If your chapter 7 has been closed, yes - if you can find a lender for another mortgage. Your credit scores will have lowered because of the filing and discharge.
IF you have two car payments in chapter 13 Do you have to give up one car?
No. Chapter 13 offers individuals a number of advantages over liquidation under chapter 7. Perhaps most significantly, chapter 13 offers individuals an opportunity to save their homes from foreclosure. By filing under this chapter, individuals can stop foreclosure proceedings and may cure delinquent mortgage payments over time. Nevertheless, they must still make all mortgage payments that come due during the chapter 13 plan on time. Another advantage of chapter 13 is that it allows individuals to reschedule secured debts like cars (other than a mortgage for their primary residence) and extend them over the life of the chapter 13 plan. Doing this may lower the payments. Chapter 13 also has a special provision that protects third parties who are liable with the debtor on "consumer debts." This provision may protect co-signers. Finally, chapter 13 acts like a consolidation loan under which the individual makes the plan payments to a chapter 13 trustee who then distributes payments to creditors. Individuals will have no direct contact with creditors while under chapter 13 protection.
If your house goes back into foreclosure after you are making payments on a chapter 13 can you file pro se to stop foreclosure?
You are leaving out important information: when was the chapter 13 ended and why did it end? If the chapter 13 has not been closed or dismissed, the mortgage should not be in foreclosure unless you missed several post-petition payments and the mortgagee got relief from the automatic stay. You cannot have two bankruptcy filings open at the same time. If the chapter 13 was ended pursuant to a section of the bankruptcy code, you may be able to refile, but you may not have the benefit of the automatic stay. Consult a local bankruptcy lawyer.
Is your monthly car payment reduced in Chapter 13?
Maybe..but then it goes on for longer. Chapter 13 offers individuals a number of advantages over liquidation under chapter 7. Perhaps most significantly, chapter 13 offers individuals an opportunity to save their homes from foreclosure. By filing under this chapter, individuals can stop foreclosure proceedings and may cure delinquent mortgage payments over time. Nevertheless, they must still make all mortgage payments that come due during the chapter 13 plan on time. Another advantage of chapter 13 is that it allows individuals to reschedule secured debts like cars (other than a mortgage for their primary residence) and extend them over the life of the chapter 13 plan. Doing this may lower the payments. Chapter 13 also has a special provision that protects third parties who are liable with the debtor on "consumer debts." This provision may protect co-signers. Finally, chapter 13 acts like a consolidation loan under which the individual makes the plan payments to a chapter 13 trustee who then distributes payments to creditors. Individuals will have no direct contact with creditors while under chapter 13 protection.
How do you pay for your Car on chapter 13 Does the monthly payment stay the same?
Sometimes. You have to pay your debts, you are just given time to do so where they cannot seize the asset. The payments themselves may be budgeted differently. Chapter 13 offers individuals a number of advantages over liquidation under chapter 7. Perhaps most significantly, chapter 13 offers individuals an opportunity to save their homes from foreclosure. By filing under this chapter, individuals can stop foreclosure proceedings and may cure delinquent mortgage payments over time. Nevertheless, they must still make all mortgage payments that come due during the chapter 13 plan on time. Another advantage of chapter 13 is that it allows individuals to reschedule secured debts like cars (other than a mortgage for their primary residence) and extend them over the life of the chapter 13 plan. Doing this may lower the payments. Chapter 13 also has a special provision that protects third parties who are liable with the debtor on "consumer debts." This provision may protect co-signers. Finally, chapter 13 acts like a consolidation loan under which the individual makes the plan payments to a chapter 13 trustee who then distributes payments to creditors. Individuals will have no direct contact with creditors while under chapter 13 protection.
Does reaffirmation apply to ch 13 And if so and your mortgage was not reaffirmed can the mortgage company foreclose if mortgage payments are current How about after discharge of the debt?
Reaffirmation does apply to Chapter 13 bankruptcies, and the benefit of filing a Chapter 13 case is that you are usually able to retain your home (as opposed to a Chapter 7 case, where all of your assets are normally sold). Customarily, the debtor and lender enter into an agreement within the bankruptcy to cure the arrearages over a period of time while the debtor continues to make monthly payments. That said, if the debtor falls behind on the payments, the lender can petition the court for relief from the automatic stay and proceed to foreclosure. A lender may never foreclose if the mortgage payments are current and the debtor is in compliance with the other provisions of the mortgage. If your lender is foreclosing and you believe that you have made your payments on time (or adequately cured the arrearage in the bankruptcy), then you should contact an attorney immediately.
What chapter should you file if you are behind on your mortgage?
only in chapter 13, you cannot use chapter 7 to catch up on past payments.
Can chapter13 mortgage payments be modified?
Chapter 13 mortgage payments can be modified. The trustee must agree to new terms before a modification can be approved. However, a lender can object and appeal the modification.
Can you return car in chapter 13 and still owe?
Absolutely...you don't escape debt on what you owe....your just allowed to pay it off on more favorable (to you) terms than you originally promised you would, pretty much no matter how bad that is for the one who lent you money! Chapter 13 offers individuals a number of advantages over liquidation under chapter 7. Perhaps most significantly, chapter 13 offers individuals an opportunity to save their homes from foreclosure. By filing under this chapter, individuals can stop foreclosure proceedings and may cure delinquent mortgage payments over time. Nevertheless, they must still make all mortgage payments that come due during the chapter 13 plan on time. Another advantage of chapter 13 is that it allows individuals to reschedule secured debts like cars (other than a mortgage for their primary residence) and extend them over the life of the chapter 13 plan. Doing this may lower the payments. Chapter 13 also has a special provision that protects third parties who are liable with the debtor on "consumer debts." This provision may protect co-signers. Finally, chapter 13 acts like a consolidation loan under which the individual makes the plan payments to a chapter 13 trustee who then distributes payments to creditors. Individuals will have no direct contact with creditors while under chapter 13 protection.
How does a foreclosure work if it is due to an agreed order with the mortgage company while in Chapter 13?
The foreclosure will simply continue as it normally would have if the bankruptcy had not been filed, except for any special provision made in the order allowing the foreclosure to cotinue.
