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 New Jersey the debts of the deceased are the responsibility of the estate. However, if one of the children was also a co-signer on any of the agreements they might also be responsible. Consult a probate attorney in your jurisdiction for help.
Parents need to be mature and responsible to provide a stable and nurturing environment for their children. They need to make decisions in the best interest of their children and model appropriate behavior for them to follow. Being mature and responsible helps parents navigate challenges and setbacks effectively, ultimately shaping the well-being and development of their children.
Typically, parents are financially responsible for their children until they reach the age of majority, which is 18 in most places. However, in certain cases, legal guardians or the state may also become financially responsible for the minor if the parents are unable or unwilling to fulfill that responsibility.
In such a situation the children/family members would only be responsible for payment of such debts if they had entered into a written contract/agreement with medical and/or health care providers. If a parent, spouse or relative is unable to sign his or herself into a medical facility or nursing home the signer should be very clear on what, if any conditions are attached for taking the action for the patient. Usually admitting someone to a facility when that someone cannot take the steps themselves will not make the signer obligated to pay expenses.
In a non-abusive home, a child's responsibility is to obey the rules of the home. In many families, these rules are established by the parents. Ideally, parents and children are able to talk about problems or differences over what the rules should be, but in the end, the parents are the final decision-makers. They are the ones who are providing for the physical welfare of the family and are held legally responsible for the care of minor-aged children. They are required by law to provide food, clothing, shelter and the education of their children. A child is responsible to obey the rules/authority of the parents. If a child's decisions/choices/behavior disrupt the health and safety of the family, parents need to seek counseling for themselves and their child(ren). However, if a child persists in disrupting/endangering the family, then there may be a need to remove the child from the home and have him/her placed in an alternate living situation.
No, they are not
The estate is responsible for all the debts of the deceased including dental bills. The children are not required to pay them from their own pocket.
If you were not a joint debtor you are not responsible for repayment of deceased parent(s) debts.
No. You never agreed to pay the debt, therefore cannot be held responsible.
The estate will be responsible, not the children. They will not be able to inherit until they are resolved.
The estate is responsible for all the doctor bills of the deceased. The children are not going to be required to pay them from their own funds, but it will reduce what they inherit.
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.
The children are not directly responsible in Pennsylvania. The estate is responsible to settle all the debts. Until these have been paid, the children are not entitled to receive anything.
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 and the heirs may get nothing.
Generally, a parent's estate is responsible, the children are not--even when the children are not broke--, unless the children have committed themselves to pay for the obligation in some other way.
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.
Children are not responsible for the debts of their parents. The estate must settle the debts. The exception would be if a child signed any paperwork gaurenteeing the medical costs.