Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
My sister past away recently and has unpaid medical bills . I am her sister . Can we be sued if we do not pay these bills. She has no assigned excutor of estate and has no money held in a estate.
1 Answer from Attorneys
I am sorry to hear about your loss. This, however, is a question better asked of someone in the Probate, Trust and Estate section of LawGuru. The question of liability for a decedent's debts is primarily one of probate law.
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