The specific reason you want to have an estate is to get things like this taken care of. The estate is responsible for settling the decedent's bills and debts. Without an estate, the creditors will go to the spouse. For your peace of mind and protection, please consult an attorney.
In Colorado the estate will be responsible. The spouse indirectly will pay, as they cannot inherit until they are resolved.
Indirectly. The estate of the deceased husband is responsible for resolving all of his debts. Since the widow is going to be the primary beneficiary of the estate, she will inherit less because the estate has to pay the debt.
In Colorado, the spouse will indirectly be responsible. The estate must resolve all debts. Until that is done, the spouse cannot inherit anything.
If the deceased person is your wife then I think you are responsible for her medical bills
Well, it depends.....................
In many cases the husband will be held responsible. They are deemed to have benefited from to goods and services.
yes
of course; it would be offensive if not
most of the time
Indirectly, the spouse will be paying the debts. The estate has the responsibility to settle all debts, including medical bills, not the husband. Once that is done, then remainder can be distributed to the husband.
In Oklahoma 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.
His estate...which is actually him continued after death for business purposes. I have received a tax levy in my deceased husband old business account from 2004 Am I responsible