Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

This question is one which really should be posted to the Estate and Trust section (or Probate - don't remember how they divide up areas of law on LawGuru) of this site. The question of survivor debt for a deceased spouse's obligations is one of probate, estate and trust law, not really on of collections law. I can tell you that her "estate" is liable for the debt, but the husband may or may not be, depending upon whether the debt can be categorized as a "community obligation" under California's Community Property laws.

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