If there is no money to pay funeral costs in the estate the executor is not personally responsible. The estate can be sued to have any assets sold and the funeral home is paid first.
The beneficiary of a life insurance policy is not responsible for paying for the deceased's funeral cost using the money from the proceeds of the life insurance policy. The estate of the deceased is responsible for paying for the funeral cost from the proceeds of the estate.
Yes, particularly if the will states that the funeral expenses are to be paid by the estate, a very common clause.
The estate is. The reason an estate is opened is to settle all debts. If there isn't enough money to cover everything, the debtors are out of luck.
The deceases "estate" should take care of any medical bills that have gone unpaid. Also Medicare should be paying part of this if the deceased was age 65 or over. Whether or not the hospital can come after family members for this needs to be answered. Surviving family members are not responsible for medical costs of a deceased person unless they entered into a written contract with the care facility.
Generally, the estate is responsible for paying the debts of the estate and the costs of probate. However, it depends on what you signed when you hired the attorney. You need to review copies of those documents. If the executor mishandled the estate funds they may be personally liable for any resulting debts.
Whoever is the trustee(s) of the trust for the estate is responsible for the account, including putting money in it.
In most cases there will be a will. That will should include an executor and/or an attorney to deal with finalisation of all debts of the estate before disbursement. Provided there are sufficient assets, the attorney should be able to confirm acceptance of the bill for the funeral costs. In the first instance speak with the executor of the estate to determine this. Sadly, it may be that although the deceased has some assets, occasionally there are far more debts to cover than assets can provide. This presents a challenge for any other costs. However, numerous countries and regions have laws in place to ensure that the funeral cost is considered primary in settlement before other debts.
The estate is responsible for the fees. So, yes, he can collect his money from the estate.
The estate is responsible for the debts of the decedent. If there is no estate the creditors are out of luck.
If your mother died without any assets but died flat broke, you are not responsible for her bills. You do not have to pay her bills out of your own money. (You have to pay any expenses you arrange for after she dies. If you buy a funeral you have to make sure it is paid for.) However, if your mother left you money and you are the executor of her estate, you must pay her bills.
Whoever arranges the funeral is responsible for paying. In this situation, it's better to not have a funeral. When something like that happens, most families would claim to not have the money, then the county would pay for a cremation.
Keeping the costs to a minimum and having a cremation rather than a burial.