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Does Washington state hold the parent who signs a medical bill responsible for payment?
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∙ 13y ago
The key may be contained in the answer. If you are the PARENT of a minor child - you are responsible for the payment of their medical care.
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Is a parent responsible for a child's medical bill?
Yes.
Who is the responsible person for a medical bill?
The guarantor is the person responsible for a medical bill. For a child, the guarantor is usually a parent.
Are Children responsible for their own medical bills?
No, their parent(s) or guardian(s) are responsible.
In Washington state what parent is responsible if 16 year old without insurance is in accident?
The custodial parent.
What is the legal age of a minor when a parent is no longer responsible in Washington State?
The parents are no longer responsible for a child when they reach the age of majority. In Washington that is age 18.
What is the parent's responsibility for medical bills for adult children that are on the parents insurance policy?
If the child is over age 18, then the parent is not responsible for the child's medical bills. The child is legally responsible for anything that the insurance policy did not pay.
Who is responsible for medical expenses when a minor becomes pregnant?
Their legal parent(s) or guardian(s).
What is the parent's responsibility for medical bills for adult children?
Parents shouldn't be responsible for adult children.
Are children responsible for medical bills of a deceased parent when there is an estate or will?
Children are not responsible for the debts of their parents. The estate must settle the debts. The exception would be if a child signed any paperwork gaurenteeing the medical costs.
Are children responsible for medical bills of a deceased parent in Pennsylvania?
For Pennsylvania the estate has the responsibility to settle the medical bills, not the children. Once that is done, the remainder can be distributed.
If a custodial parent leaves the state is the other parent responsible for medical bills?
If court ordered, it does not matter the location of the child, but he should file an injunction. see link
When a parent dies in Washington are children responsible for debt when there is not money or an estate?
They are not personally responsible. The estate has the responsibility to resolve the debts. If the assets are not adequate to resolve them, they have to be written off.
