Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Hampshire
Am I liable to pay my deceased spouse's medical bills
Am I responsible to pay my deceased spouse's medical or child support bills that were solely in his name?
Asked on 1/02/06, 8:21 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Roy Weddleton
Granite Law
Re: Am I liable to pay my deceased spouse's medical bills
If you are the Executrix of his will, you must collect all his assets and pay all his debts out of the assets of his estate. There is also a little known law in NH of "necessaries" where one spouse is responsible for certain debts of the other under certain circumstances.
Answered on 1/02/06, 12:12 pm