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What do you do if there is no estate of the deceased spouse and are getting medical bills in spouse name only?
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∙ 12y ago
Open an estate so they can be resolved. If the estate has no assets, they won't get paid.
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∙ 8y ago
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Is a surviving spouse responsible for a deceased spouses medical bills in Iowa?
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Is surviving spouse responsible medical bills in Michigan?
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Is the spouse responsible for the deceased spouse's medical bills in Virginia?
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Is the surviving spouse responsible for medical bills in Kentucky?
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Is the surviving spouse responsible for the medical bills of a deceased spouse in NM?
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Who is responsible for my deceased husbands medical bills in Florida?
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In Indiana is the surviving spouse responsible for deceased spouse medical bills The deceased was on her medical plan but signed his own responsibility sheet for each doctor's visit?
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Is wife responsible for medical bills of deceased spouse in Colorado?
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