Will Disabled Wife Or Children Be Liable For Dying Father's Debts
My father was just diagnosed with terminal cancer. He has $25,000 debt. My mother is disabled and cannot work. I'm 31 married. My sisters are also living in separate households. We advised him to file for Bankruptcy as soon as he can.
Will my mother or his children be responsible for his debt?
Thanks for all your advice
Re: Father dying, will disabled mother or surviving children have to pay.
His wife will be as she is his spouse
Re: Father dying, will disabled mother or surviving children have to pay.
It depends on the nature of the debt. She shares responsibility for any joint debt. If he has any separate property which she would inherit, the credit card companies could attempt to make a claim against those assets after his death to satisfy any remaining debt that is only in his name.
Re: Father dying, will disabled mother or surviving children have to pay.
I am safe from the debt... even though I have the same name as he does.
Will being named after my father cause any problems for me in the future.
Re: Father dying, will disabled mother or surviving children have to pay.
It could, but not because it should. My brother shares only my father's first and, of course, last name, but is not a junior. My father had financial difficulties many years ago and, from time to time, my brother has to fight the credit bureaus to remove information relating to my father on my brother's credit report.
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Will changing my name legally help?
Thanks for all the advice.
Can the children be held responsible for a hospital bill?
This is the situation, my father is currently applying for medicaid. He currently does not have coverage. he is in the hospital receiving treatment.
If the medicaid is denied, can I be held responsible?
Re: Father dying, will disabled mother or surviving children have to pay.
Unless you are agreeing to guarantee the debt if your father is unable to pay, you shouldn't have any responsibility for the debt.
Re: Father dying, will disabled mother or surviving children have to pay.
Same thing happened with my mother and father.
He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
After his death, a couple creditors started comming after my mother.
So, what she did, was she called, and asked for a credit card application, and asked them ( the same company that was coming after her), if she were to die, would her husband be responsible. They said no, and they put it in writing for her.
She then took that, and used it against them.
Trickery works.