Unless they have agreed to do so in a written document, there is no legal requirement. It would be different if they had been married.
You are not normally responsible for your mother's medical bills after she dies.
the one responsible for medical bills, i think its the one who was responsible before the divorce process commenced......
Yes. The estate is responsible for all debts, including medical bills.
If the deceased person is your wife then I think you are responsible for her medical bills
s the spouse responsible for medical bills after death of a spouse in Colorado?
No she is not at all responsible for the bills.
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
You may be responsible, if it is not a legal separation.
In Montana 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.
The spouse is not directly responsible, unless they have co-signed for the services. The estate is responsible for settling all medical bills in Iowa. So before the spouse can inherit anything, the estate has to pay the bills.
Indirectly, the estate is responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. Only after they are resolved can the estate be closed and any remainder distributed to the spouse.
my mother in law died last year and her husband was responsible for her medical bills. Over $200,000.