Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Minnesota
When a spouse dies is the surviving spouse liable for their debt?
Asked on 7/28/09, 10:17 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
David Anderson
Anderson Business Law LLC
Not usually, but the ESTATE of the deceased spouse would be.
This assumes that the debt is not a JOINT debt. There are certain exceptions for
improvement to real estate and possibly certain medical debt.
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Answered on 8/02/09, 1:00 pm