Your creditors are entitled to be paid from any assets you have at the time of your death. Generally, if you have no assets they are out of luck.
The debt is given to your closest relatives
family
the debt dies with them... you owe nothing
They die
If you die without having any relatives, and have not left a will - your estate goes to the treasury.
The debt is thrown out as if it never existed, it does not under any circumstances get passed on to any relatives or significant others. I have never heard of any lender that would walk away from a legal debt. Unless the federal rules allow for a write of of the debt, then the estate [if there is one] would be held liable for repayment of the debt. I agree with answer 1 in that the debt will not pass to relatives or a significant other, UNLESS one of those persons was a co-signer on the loan.
Legally there is no debt, if it can't be validated.
Funeral expenses get paid first. Medical debt related to death usually next. The rest is divided up (usually) pro rata.
If you have money or property - the bills will be paid. If you don't have any money the bills won't be paid.
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No the debt passes on the the heirs of the estate.
Someone, normally a family member, will be appointed as executor of your estate. That person is in charge of your assets and debts as allowed by law.