The ESTATE is responsible.
Your estate is responsible for your debts. If the business is owned by the deceased, the business is responsible. A spouse is not responsible, but the amount they inherit will be affected by the debts.
The spouse would only be responsible if they lived in a community property state. Even then it is doubtful the contract would be valid if there were an attempt to collect the debt.
Texas is a community property state and the issue of marital debt is complexed as it is not considered a "true" CP state due to the way in which marital debt responsibility is assigned. In most cases the surviving spouse can be held responsible for the credit card debts of the deceased spouse if the surviving spouse the account even though he or she was not named as an account holder. The best choice is always to discuss such matters with an attorney qualified in the state's probate law.
No. Georgia is not a community property state.
Not for private debt. Just make sure that the spouse is not a co- applicant. The spouse is responsible only if they are co-applicant.
The spouse is not responsible and should not have this on her credit. But the estate of the deceased will still be responsible for the debt.
yes usually the spouse is
No.
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.
No, the spouse is not responsible. However it does come out there assets left behind.
Yes.
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 Oklahoma, the deceased's estate is responsible. The spouse can be held as a beneficiary of the costs and by inheriting less from the estate.
If the married couple lived in a community property state at the time of the spouse's death, the surviving spouse may be responsible for the lease debt even if she was not an account holder. If the couple did not live in a community property state the creditor will be required to file a claim against the estate of the deceased to try to recover the debt.
It depends on the type of debt. The estate is going to be responsible for the debt in most cases. Which means it has to be paid before the spouse can take anything from the estate.
Yes, in West Virginia they will pay for the debt. Either through a reduced inheritance or because of perceived benefit from the debt.
yes.