Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Michigan

bills after death

if someones parents die and leave unpaid bills with no assets are the grown children held legally responsible to pay them?i am disabled the other children all work


Asked on 8/11/08, 1:37 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

Re: bills after death

this is a very common probate issue with very important ramifications. I dont want to discuss it ok an open forum, but would love to tell you my thoughts. Please contact me at www.kliszlaw.com for a free phone consultation on this issue. Tim Klisz

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Answered on 8/11/08, 1:54 pm
Audra Arndt Audra A. Arndt & Associates, PLLC

Re: bills after death

Not if there were no assets. Why would you be responsible for someone else's bills? Doesn't make sense. Just send a letter to the creditors with a copy of the death certificate if they keep bothering you and they will go away.

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Answered on 8/13/08, 10:25 pm


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