Not sure what you mean here since if you are married the both of you are responsible for paying your bills. If he wants to mess with you you can start paying the bills. As married you should both have access to the money no matter who makes them. If he wants a divorce you can also not stop him. Maybe you should start thinking about getting a lawyer before the bills start piling up and you loose the house or something.
Get a divorce.
That will depend on the separation agreement. Or it will be specified in the divorce agreement.
Indirectly, the spouse will be paying the debts. The estate has the responsibility to settle all debts, including medical bills, not the husband. Once that is done, then remainder can be distributed to the husband.
Yes. * A lawsuit is possible but the terms of the divorce in most states are not legally binding when it pertains to joint debt. The judge may not allow the dissolution terms to be used as grounds for recovering the debt unless the ex-spouse has already incurred out of pocket expenses connected with those debts.
Unless the survivor(s) signed some type of contract or agreement to be responsible for the deceased's medical bills, it is the deceased's ESTATE which is liable for the expense - NOT the survivors.HOWEVER: In reality, if the surviving spouse also happens to be the Executor of their deceased spouse's estate, they WILL, have to pay for whatever medical bills may be outstanding from the proceeds of the estate that they are administering.
If my car broke down in my bills have got behind I dont have no way of paying them cause I don't have the funding and just went threw a divorce could I get a grant or help. can i get temporary assistance if my bills are behind? can i get some assistance with my bills help paying telephone bill
s the spouse responsible for medical bills after death of a spouse in Colorado?
The estate will be responsible for the bills. The spouse indirectly will pay, as they cannot inherit until they are resolved.
The hospitals often will forgive medical bills if the attorney or spouse calls the collection or billing agency for the hospital. Often, hospital bills are one of the bills not required to be paid at all by the spouse.
If nothing else, the spouses Estate would have to pay it, if there was $$$ for more info see www.steveshorr.com/estate.planning.htm
If you were legally married at the time the debt was incurred, it is doubtful he could avoid a judgment for at least half the amount owed. Nice guy - NOT!
No - the surviving spouse is not liable for the deceased person's bills !