I am a teacher with a secure job & possibly getting divorced. I can’t afford my upside-down mortgages alone. Is bankruptcy a good option to try to keep my home? Will the 2nd mortgage be forgiven so I can stay here? What other options do I have?
BK won’t protect your home. Period. It will delay the foreclosure process.
Your 1st mortgage will stay with the house. The BK court will permit the 1st mortgage to foreclose on the property and take it from you. That’s the law.
The 2nd mortgage will become unsecured. A bankruptcy will nullify the 2nd mortgage (as an unsecured debt).
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