Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
I had power of attorney for my father, and had to sign papers indicating that I was responsible for his bills when he was placed in a facility after getting out of the hospital b/c he was not able to do it himself. He had no official estate when he died, but he did have some money in a joint account with me and my brother that was dispersed among his 5 children after paying all bills that came in the 6 months that followed his death. No, 2 years after the fact, a medical outfit associated with the facility has started billing me for medications that were dispersed while he was in the facility that were not covered by his health insurance. w.Am I obligated to pay these bills?
2 Answers from Attorneys
If you open a probate estate the estate would be responsible for the bills. Since it has been 2+ years since his death (and only if it has been over two years) no claim to the estate can be filed. Thus you would not be responsible. But I think, and I'm not an expert in this area of law, I think that the only way to get these bills discharged is to open the estate.
Probably not. If yousigned to be PERSONALLY responsible for his bills, then yes. What you describe, however, is that you signed to be responsible as his POA. That capacity would have ended upon his death.
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