when you are married and your spouse don't pay his / her medical bills are you responsible for the bills when your name not on the bills and when they call they don't ask for me they ask for him and can they report it to the credit report
s the spouse responsible for medical bills after death of a spouse in Colorado?
No
The spouse is not directly responsible, unless they have co-signed for the services. The estate is responsible for settling all medical bills in Indiana. So before the spouse can inherit anything, the estate has to pay the bills.
Yes
No - a person's debts die with them. The spouse of a deceased person is not responsible fofr their outstanding bills.
The estate is responsible for all the bills of the deceased. The spouse will be required to pay them from the estate funds.
It would depend on whether they are legally separated. If they are still married, she could be held responsible.
Yes, even if indirectly. If they are still living, yes, they are jointly responsible. Since they are married, any benefit to one is considered a benefit to the other. If the spouse has passed away, the estate is responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. And since the spouse is normally the recipient of the estate, the bills will affect how much the spouse will inherit. Some of the assets, such as property held as Tenants in the Entirety, becomes the property of the spouse. Other assets may have to be liquidated to pay the bills, including medical expenses and funeral costs.
Yes
no
In California the estate will be responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. Only after they are resolved can the estate be closed and any remainder distributed.
no.