if you used them as a point of contact, that person can tell the collector not to contact them again and they must do so per the fair debt collection act.
The estate will be responsible for the debts. The next of kin could indirectly pay, as they cannot inherit until they are resolved.
In general next of kin is not responsible for a parents or in laws debt after they pass away. Wisconson in a community property state which will make a surviving spouse or a co-signer responsible for a deceased person debt.
The debt will be paid from your estate. If there isn't enough, then the debt is discharged. The debt itself will not pass on to next of kin but a sizable debt might mean none of the deceased's estate does either.
"The Next of Kin" was created in 1942.
Not on a personal level. Typically the estate is responsible for paying the debts, including the medical bills. If an next-of-kin co-signed any paperwork regarding the medical bills, they may be held liable.
what is the rights of next of kin
Next of kin means a person's nearest relative. Kin = family.
YES, if you die, then the next of kin is responsible for your debt.
Your mother, but both parents are next of kin
Yes, your step daughter or nephew can be your next of kin. Next of kin is typically a family member that is surviving.
His wife is his next of kin for legal purposes.
The legal succession of next of kin in Texas is the kin that is closest as related by blood. Next of kin becomes the heirs of an estate when there is no will or a will that is contested in probate court.