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It really depends on whether the debt is yours solely, or are your parents cosigners, named on any credit cards, or any other arrangement where your parents agree to guarantee the loan. A loan is a contract where one party agrees to give money at a certain time, and the other party agrees to repay the loan at a later date.  The contract can only involve the parties in interest.  As such, a creditor can only collect from the party or parties that acquire the debt.  If your parents were involved in the acquiring of the debt, then they may be held responsible for repayment.  If your parents did not help in acquiring the debt then they should not be help responsible.   This is not intended to be legal advice, and is general in its nature.  No attorney-client relationship exists or is formed by this information.  Furthermore, this does not represent the views or opinions of LexisNexis or its affiliated companies.

Filing Chapter 13 will allow you to stretch repayment of the past due mortgage amounts over 3-5 years, but if your current income is not enough to make your monthly mortgage payments, it's unlikely the court will allow you to keep the home.

You need to be careful. At this point you are not liable for any deficiency once sold. You might need the help of a consumer law attorney, because the mortgagee's only recourse is against the property, and it appears they are affecting you personally that is, their reporting status is preventing you from purchasing another property.