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Is a Husband responsible for medical bill of his deceased wife in IL?
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In Illinois, and every other state, the estate is responsible for the medical bills. However, most hospitals require the insurance holder, normally the husband, to guarantee the costs. So indirectly, the spouse will pay because they will not inherit the money that went to pay the debt.
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Is a Wife responsible for medical bill of her deceased husband in Ohio?
In Ohio, the spouse will indirectly be responsible. The estate must resolve all debts. Until that is done, the spouse cannot inherit anything.
Is a wife in Minnesota responsible for her dead husbands medical bills?
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Can a wife obtain a copy of her husbands medical bill?
Not if the husband is still living. If he is deceased, the executor can obtain the records.
Is the surviving spouse responsible for deceased spouse's medical bill in Maryland?
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Is wife responsible for deceased husbands medical bill in WV?
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In Ky is the surviving child responsible for deceased parent medical bill?
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Who is the responsible person for a medical bill?
The guarantor is the person responsible for a medical bill. For a child, the guarantor is usually a parent.
Is the surviving spouse responsible for the medical bills of a deceased spouse in Oregon?
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Your father died in Oklahoma and now the hospital states that you are responsible for the bill?
The children of a deceased parent are not responsible for the medical bills incurred whether it is a hospital, attending physician, diagnostic facility or others. The only time they could be held responsible is when they have entered into an agreement with medical providers to accept such costs.
Am i responsible for husband's medical bills?
If you are the wife its your husbands medical bill not yours. He's responsible for it, not you go tell him that right now or when you get the chance. And try to make sure that he doesn't get hurt and try to keep him from getting a disease, or a sickness.
Is the wife responsible for the deceased spouse's hospital bill in Tennessee?
The estate is responsible for medical bills of the deceased. That means before the estate can be settled, all debts have to be cleared. If there is not enough in the estate to cover them, there are some people who will not get paid. The wife may not inherit anything from the spouse if there are not enough assets to cover the debts.
Are parents responsbile for the medical bills of a deceased adult unmarried child?
The laws may vary from state to state but typically anyone over the age of 18 is responsible for their own bills and the parents are not. An unpaid medical bill is no different from any other unpaid bill. When the bills of your deceased adult child begin to show up, normally you can write "Deceased" on the envelope and mail it back to the company. Check with a lawyer in your state to be sure.
