Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in New Jersey

Rarely must anyone pay anyone else's bills directly.

Unless you signed something to that effect before the services were given, they can't pursue you, the spouse. They MIGHT be able to get that money from the estate (if there is one), though.

Likewise, children don't pay a parent's medical bills unless they agreed to in writing in advance also!

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