Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Maryland
medical bill liability
My wife and I are claiming her father as a dependent. He has medicare and I was wondering will we be liable for medical expenses not covered or in excess of medicare coverage?
Asked on 1/01/09, 1:27 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Alberto Halphen, Esq.
Halphen Law Firm
Re: medical bill liability
By claiming your father in law as your dependent you are stating that the person:
1. Is your relative
2. Lived with you all year
3. Had income less than 3,500 (for 2008) and
4. You provided over half of his support in 2008.
There are a few exceptions to some of this and I would suggest reading the IRS instructions to form 1040 that you can find on their website, www.irs.gov
You are not responsible for all their medical bills as long as you provided more than half of their support for the year.
Answered on 1/01/09, 2:14 pm
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