Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida

Responsibility for bills after death of mate

Is a spouse responsible for any credit card bills that were in a spouse's name only after the death of the spouse?


Asked on 11/02/06, 11:24 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Kaufman The Law Office of Barry W. Kaufman

Re: Responsibility for bills after death of mate

No. Make certain your spouse's personal representative (executor of his/her estate) or you (if there is none) contacts the credit card companies and report him/her as deceased. Be prepared to send each company a death certificate.

My condolences to you.

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Answered on 11/02/06, 1:36 pm


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