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The estate is liquidated, assets sold and as many of the bills paid as possible. If there isn't enough, the creditors don't get paid. It is not the children's responsibility to cover the debt.

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Q: Your father is deceased with a small estate in North Carolina and a lot of debt does the child have to pay for it?
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