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If the cardholder has an estate, the credit card company can pursue that. In practice they don't really do that. If the account is a joint account, the other account holder becomes wholly responsible for the debt. Otherwise the bank eats the money.
Yes a parent can be held responsible for a minor child's debt if the parent co-signs on a loan with the child. For credit cards, if the child is an authorized user on a parent's account the parent is also responsible for this debt.
The estate is responsible for the decedent's credit card debt.
A responsible use of credit is paying off your credit cards each month. Another example of using credit responsibly is using it when you need it only.
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Answer credit cardfrom past experience with my mother in law, you are responsible for the credit card balance The surviving joint account holder would be responsible for the entire amount owed.Credit Card DebtUnfortunantly you will be responsible for all of it.
Your dead spouse's estate is responsible for the credit card debt. In practice, this may amount to "you are responsible for it."
The wife is responsible as she was the one who signed the credit contract.
The estate is primarily responsible. However, a spouse is normally considered to benefit from such debt and can be held responsible.
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The estate of the credit card holder. If the surviving spouse was an approved user, or co-signee they would also be responsible.
It may not be a "sole" party...it is everyone that signed as a responsible party (primary and co-signers) for the line of credit that was used....they are responsible to pay the charges and therefore are responsible if it is in default and the charge hasn't been paid.