Your mother's estate is responsible for her debts. Her debts must be paid before any property can be distributed to her heirs. If she left property you should contact an attorney who specializes in probate to discuss your rights and obligations.
Your mother's estate is responsible for her credit card debt.
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.
Modification to question... If your mother-in-law created a credit card account in your wife's name when she was a minor with the mother-in-law as a co-signer, and your wife did not use the card but the mother-in-law did, who is responsible for the balance?
Yes. STATED BY AUTHOR
No one can really answer that. We do not know your mother and your person story with them. No one can answer this except your mother. Ask her.
No. Authorized users are NOT responsible for credit card debt, regardless of the state of residency.
The estate is responsible for the decedent's credit card debt.
No. The card holder is responsible for all debt on the credit they extended to him. (You may be responsible to the credit card holder for the debt he incurred for you, if that was your agreement).
If the debt was made when they were still married the answer is yes. STATED BY AUTHOR
Provided the mother had enough available credit on the card yes. Incidentally, the mother would have to be the one that called her credit card company to action it.
No. The credit card companies will try to get you to pay off your parent's bills but you don't have it. It is all volunteer. I was glad to learn this since my mother is 81.
Whoever owns the credit card