No, you are not responsible for their debt. The only person legally responsible for a debt is the person that signed the contract for the debt. It doesn't matter if your dead parents left you money. Collection agencies cannot legally collect someone else's debt from you - but they will try. See the FDCRA to know your rights in debt collection.
They are not directly required to pay any debts. If you are the executor of the estate, yes, if there are assets to pay them with. If the debts exceed the assets, there are some people who will not get paid, including the beneficiaries.
In no state are they responsible to do it with their own money. If you are the executor of the estate, yes, insomuch as there are assets to pay them with. If the debts exceed the assets, there are some people who will not get paid, including the beneficiaries.
No, if they were not joint debtor's with the deceased they are not responsible for any of his or her debts.
No, the estate is responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. Only after they are resolved can the estate be closed any remainder distributed.
It is not the parents, but the estate that is responsible for any remaining debts. That will include medical bills. If there is not enough in the estate to cover them, someone will not get paid.
yes due to the fact that they are your parents but sometimes depending if child has life insur. they sometimes do not have to pay.
Typically they shouldn't be. The debts of the deceased are the responsibility of the estate. Anyone that was also a co-signer on any of the agreements might also be responsible. Consult a probate attorney in your jurisdiction for help.
Not unless they co-signed for the debt. The estate is responsible for any remaining debts. If there is not enough in the estate to cover them, someone will not get paid.
The executor of the estate is responsible. They are required to file a tax return for the deceased. It may be a good idea to consult a tax attorney before doing this.
In most cases the debts of the deceased are the responsibility of the estate or the trust. Anyone that was also a co-signer on any of the agreements might also be responsible. Consult a probate attorney in your jurisdiction for help.
The estate is responsible for the medical debts. The exception would be if the children were the insurance holder or co-signed the medical agreement.
The children are not directly responsible. If you are the executor of the estate, yes, insomuch as there are assets to pay them with. If the debts exceed the assets, there are some people who will not get paid, including the beneficiaries.