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Joint Ownership and bankrutpcy Question

I reside in Alberta but hold a joint mortgage with my mom for her house located in BC. The house is my mom`s principal residence and she has never missed a mort. pmt. I never lived there. If I declare bankruptcy in AB, will her house be affected? She will continue to make the pmt and I don`t want her to suffer in any way.

Thank you.

Posted from: Alberta

One Response to “Joint Ownership and bankrutpcy Question”

Barton Goth – Goth & Company Inc. -Trustee in Bankruptcy said...

If your name is on title to the house, legally you have a 50% interest in that property. So if you file for bankruptcy 50% of the equity in that property has to be realized on and distributed among your creditors. So the real question then becomes is there any equity in the property?