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Do parents have to pay the medical bills of deceased children?
Wiki User
2007-02-10 13:01:27
If they are minors or dependants of the parents, yes. I'm sorry
for your loss if that's the case. If they are adults, no, and there
should be an estate opened for this very reason, so the debts can
be resolved.
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