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Are adult children liable for the debt if a parent files for bankruptcy?
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∙ 11y ago
No, if the adult children are not joint debtors they are not responsible for their parents debts. If they are joint debtors the parents' debts could be discharged in BK leaving the adult children who were not a part of the BK procedure open to the recovery of the debt(s) by creditors.
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