Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Michigan
Responsibility for parental debt
In Michigan, if a single, elderly parent dies and his/her estate is not large enough to cover his/her outstanding debts, are the adult children responsible for those debts?
Asked on 12/17/01, 9:49 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
William Stern
William Stern, P.C.
Re: Responsibility for parental debt
No.
Answered on 12/19/01, 6:57 am
John Graziani
Law Offices of John Graziani
Re: Responsibility for parental debt
No. Generally speaking children are not responsible for the debts of their parents. The only way a child is responsible is if there was a co-signature on a loan, promise to pay a funeral home expenses, or other promises a child made to induce services on behalf of that parent.
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JOhn Graziani
734 285-0260
Answered on 12/18/01, 12:37 pm
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