If I filed a Chapter 7 and paid taxes and insurance on myhome through an escrow account, who pays that now?
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If I filed a Chapter 7 and paid taxes and insurance on myhome through an escrow account, who pays that now?
I have stopped making house payments.
Asked on August 17, 2011 Indiana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You need to carefully look at your bankruptcy order with respect to the presumed discharge of your debts. It will most likely give you the answer that you seek. If you have stopped making payments on your home, most likely the lender will seek leave to foreclose on it through a petition with the bankruptcy court assuming you have not yet received a discharge.
If you have received a discharge, most likely you will be soon subject to a foreclosure action. From what you have written, it seems as though you would be responsible for making the payments on your home through the escrow account assuming you wish to keep it.
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