Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Are adult children legally responsible for medical bills incured by parents, af
Are adult children legally responsible for medical bills incured by parents? My parents died 2 years ago. They were very responsible and always paid their bills. Before their death they became incapable of writing their own checks and I took over the job of writing checks for them. They put my name on their checking account and their bills came to my house where they lived a short time. To make it clear, I never signed any papers stating that I would be financially responsible for any medical debts. After they died a few bills continued to come, mostly co-pays for meds and such. Out of the goodness of my hear, I went ahead and paid them. Then I started to receive big bills. The ambulance co. wanted $600. because Blue Cross refused to pay. I argued with them on the phone and then agreed to pay half. I started ignoring and throwing out more bills. I am now still getting bills from the ambulance co. threating to ruin my credit if I don't pay. How can I get them to stop? Is not this illegal harassment?

Asked on 2/09/01, 2:05 pm

Ken Koury Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.

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Re: Are adult children legally responsible for medical bills incured by parents,

No, you dont have to pay a dime.

Answered on 3/21/01, 1:18 pm

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