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


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