Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in California
Liability for Deceased Spouses's Debts
Is an ''innocent spouse'' liable for a claim arising from the defective workmanship done by the deceased spouse (a licensed contractor)? The claim was made after death. The work was done 2 years before. All community property was placed into an AB Living Trust before death.
Asked on 7/04/06, 3:28 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Donald Field
Donald L. Field, Jr., Attorney at Law
Re: Liability for Deceased Spouses's Debts
see Family Code Sections 900 through 916 at:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=fam&codebody=&hits=20
Answered on 7/08/06, 9:14 pm