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When you're criminally accused, how do you pay your mortgage? (www.stuff.co.nz)

submitted 8 months ago by luthis@lemmy.nz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Obviously, I am not in this situation. Related article, wondering what is happening to this woman's house/loans/expenses/rent/car payments/etc

So before conviction, when you're being held pending court proceedings, it would be inconvenient to attend your work place during that time. So I'm wondering, what happens?

If you're found not guilty after months of court hearings, are you just fucked over completely because the bank foreclosed on your house?

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[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 34 points 8 months ago

Most likely you lose your home if you can't pay for it due to being in jail, however having a home with a mortgage and a job that pays enough and a history of paying, will all generally work in a defendants favor in terms of getting out on bail. If the court can trust you enough to be on house arrest then that's usually better for everyone.