Mortgages and Death of a Homeowner

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When you die your mortgage payments are still due and owing. If your lender does not receive the mortgage payments when you die it can move forward to bring a foreclosure lawsuit against your home. The best way to deal with mortgage payments in the event you die is to have an estate plan set up while you are living to deal with this issue. One way of covering the balance due on your mortgage would be to take out a life insurance policy in an amount sufficient to cover your mortgage. There are specific life insurance policies designed for this purpose.

In the event you are married, have a significant other or have a co-borrower upon your death the cosigner or co-borrower would be liable to make the mortgage payments. However if you are the breadwinner and have no life insurance your co-owner or co-borrower may not be in a position to continue to make the mortgage payments. If the co-owner or co-borrower is not in a position to make the mortgage payments the best route may be to sell the home if there is equity in the home. However, if there are children attending local schools, this may not be a practical solution.

Have a Will

Should you write a will, you can make arrangements in the will with regard to what happens to your home in the event of your death. The issue is not who makes the mortgage payments but who inherits the house upon your death. A will can be also tied into a life insurance trust set up to pay off the mortgage when you die. An estate plan can see to it that your home passes to your heirs in a manner that allows them to keep your home.

The best way to deal with death related issues related to your mortgage or otherwise would be to meet with an estate planning attorney and make a plan in the event of premature death or not so premature death.

Elliot-Schlissel

Elliot S. Schlissel, Esq. is an estate lawyer representing clients in drafting of wills, trusts and probating wills and trusts throughout the Metropolitan New York area for more than 3 decades!.

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