Yes. Perhaps it helps to consider the estate of a deceased person is essentially the legal way to keep him alive until his affairs are settled. Once all that is done, the resolution of the estate is really ending his legal requirements (and I guess he can rest in peace).
what is staute of limitations on medical bills in new york
The statute of limitations on medical bills in New York is six years. This means the medical facility or medical professional who performed the services has six years to file a lawsuit when a person does not pay.
The wife is not directly responsible unless she is on the medical insurance contract. Many courts would rule that the spouse benefited from the debts and can be held responsible. The estate must pay the debts before she can inherit anything.
Unless the person is the executor of the deceased's estate or is a joint account holder then he or she cannot gain access without an order from the state probate court.
The 19 year old is an adult and should pay own medical bills.
The deceased estate is responsible for repayment of debt, with secured debts taking priority. With the exeption of property which is ruled exempt to probate procedures, assets will not be distributed to named heirs until debts are satisfied.
Send them a copy of the death certificate letting them know that there will be no estate set up and consider it a closed matter.
No they are not going to be personally responsible for the debt. One of the primary reasons to open an estate is to resolve such debts. The estate has to pay off the debts. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
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The estate is required to liquidate such debts. In most cases the surviving spouse will be deemed to have benefited from the loans and be required to pay them back.
First, Rhode Island doesn't have an inheritance tax, it has an estate tax - there is a difference but unless you are going to be handling interstate estate matters, don't worry about it. Regardless of whether Rhode Island has inheritance tax or an estate tax, if the deceased was a New York resident and the property was in New York, only the New York taxes would be levied. New York would collect the taxes from the estate, however, if the executor somehow paid you and didn't pay the New York taxes then New York could collect the taxes, penalties and interest from you. Tax attorney/CPA
New York. Since 2008, the Bills also have played several home games in Toronto, Ontario.