Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
Financial responsibility of children of elderly
My question is this: When a parent passes away, and leaves behind unpaid bills, does the responsibility of those unpaid bills belong to any children the person may have. Also, there is no estate at all. Just living on SSI month to month. Thank you.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Financial responsibility of children of elderly
If you received no assets from the estate, then you are not responsible for those bills.
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