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Is surviving spouse responsible for debt of deceased spouse in Florida?
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Indirectly, the spouse is going to pay the debts, either by a smaller inheritance or as a beneficiary of the goods and services purchased by the spouse. The estate of the deceased is responsible for the debts.
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Is the surviving spouse responsible for the medical bills of a deceased spouse in Florida if they have not lived together in 20 yrs?
Only if the surviving spouse entered into a repayment agreement with the medical providers.
Is a surviving spouse responsible for a deceased spouse's medical bills in Massachusetts?
No
In Florida is the surviving spouse liable for debt?
In Florida the estate of the deceased is going to be responsible for the debts. Indirectly, the spouse is going to pay the debts, either by a smaller inheritance or as a beneficiary of the goods and services purchased by the spouse.
In Florida what should the surviving spouse do about the credit card debt of a deceased spouse that was sent to collections if there was no estate?
If the account was joint then the surviving spouse is responsible for the debt. If the account was held solely by the deceased spouse the surviving spouse is NOT responsible for the debt and is not legally obligated to repay such nor to correspond with the creditor or collector. If the surviving spouse so chooses he or she may inform the collector that the account holder is deceased and also inform the collector that they should "cease and desist" all contact with the family. Florida is not a community property state. Marital property is generally treated as Tenancy By The Entirety, which makes it immune to creditor action if only one spouse is the debtor.
What does the surviving spouse do about the deceased spouse's credit card debt in Florida?
California is a community property state, the debts of the deceased should be included in the probate procedure. Usually in California the surviving spouse is responsible for all debts incurred during the marriage even though he or she was not the named account holder.
Is the surviving spouse responsible for the medical bills of a deceased spouse in NM?
The estate is responsible for all the debts of the deceased in New Mexico. The spouse will only inherit what is left after the debts are resolved.
Is the surviving spouse responsible for a deceased spouses medical bills in the state of Florida?
The wife is not directly responsible unless she is on the contract. Florida courts could rule that the spouse benefited from the debts and could be held responsible. The estate has to pay the debts before she can inherit anything.
In Alabama is a surviving spouse responsible for the credit card debt of their deceased spouse?
Alabama is not a community property state, the surviving spouse is not responsible for creditor debt unless he or she was a joint account holder.
In Louisiana is the surviving spouse responsible for the child support payments of a deceased individual?
no
In Pennsylvania is the surviving spouse responsible for the deceased spouse's medical and credit card debt?
No, the spouse is not responsible. However it does come out there assets left behind.
Is the surviving spouse responsible for the credit card account held solely by the deceased spouse's in Washington State?
Washington State is a community property state, in most instances a surviving spouse is responsible for the deceased spouse's debts depending upon the nature of the debt and how the deceased's estate is handled under state probate laws.
Is a surviving spouse responsible for a deceased spouses medical bills in Iowa?
The estate is responsible for all the debts of the deceased. Indirectly the spouse will have to pay them off from the estate before she can inherit.
