Hi amanda
Gosh what an awful thing to happen to you. You really need to take specialist legal advice with regard to this situation, as if your husband is deemed to have an interest in the property - and this is evidenced by the fact that he is registered as a joint owner, then that interest will vest (be transferred to) a subsequent Trustee in bankruptcy.
The things you need to be thinking about in the meantime are:
1 Who paid the deposit for the property?
2 Who pays the mortgage?
3 Who pays for the property to be maintained and improved?
Do you know how much your husband owes to creditors in total? What is the value of the property and the amount owing to the mortgage company?
An IVA may be possible, but I would need a lot more information before advising you further.
Regards, Melanie Giles, Insolvency Practitioner for over 20 years.
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http://www.melaniegiles.com and view my IVA blog at:
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