Tag Archives: Foreclosure Defense
After Divorce And Bankruptcy, Am I Responsible To Pay Attorney Fees In Foreclosure?
I received another question from a listener of The Crushing Debt Podcast: I was divorced 8 years ago and my ex-wife got the house in the divorce. I had to declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy 4 years ago. Recently, I was served foreclosure documents because my ex-wife isn’t paying on the house anymore. Will I… Read More »
The Foreclosure Has Started, Can We Still Sell Our House?
This week we answer another great question from a podcast listener, and one that we’ve answered briefly in other episodes of the Crushing Debt Podcast. This question comes from a listener in Miami, FL, who asks if she can sell her house after receiving an offer for more than what she owes, even though… Read More »
Forfeit Your Foreclosure Defense In Bankruptcy Court
In early October 2014, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, GA (which governs bankruptcy cases in Florida too), decided the case of Failla v. Citibank N.A. The Court held that debtors who “surrender” their house in a bankruptcy case may not later oppose a foreclosure action against that house in state court…. Read More »
