Pascua v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC

By the Court, GIBBONS, C.J.:

This case presents us with the question of whether a decedent's spouse, who has been appointed as special administrator over the decedent's estate, may elect to participate in the Foreclosure Mediation Program (FMP) regarding the decedent's residential real property, despite the fact that the property was purchased in the decedent's name only. We conclude that where an individual has been appointed special administrator of an estate that includes residential real property, the special administrator resides in the property as his or her primary residence, and the…