Legal Question in Health Care Law in Florida

Medical bills

My father died in April. My stepmother is still recieving bills but is worried with all the back and forth and duplicate bills that she will have to deal with this the rest of her life. I seemed to remember that creditors must submit a bill for services within 2 years of that service being rendered. Is this true in florida?


Asked on 9/21/07, 10:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: Medical bills

If your father was the responsible individual for the bills, then once an estate is opened, a creditor has a limited time to submit the bills to the estate for payment (I think it is 90 days).

If your step mother is also responsible for the bills (takes more than just a marriage . . . . did she sign anything), then the creditor has 5 years to enforce the breach of a written contract (nonpayment).

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Answered on 9/22/07, 12:33 pm


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