Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in New York

Credit cards & death

When a spouse dies, is the surviving spouse responsible for their credit card debt if the credit card was only in the the deceased spouse's name?


Asked on 2/13/08, 4:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Guy Lewit Guy Mitchell Lewit, Esq.

Re: Credit cards & death

nope. the estate of the deceased person is responsible...if there is no estate, no liability on the part of the surviving spouse.

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Answered on 2/13/08, 5:15 pm


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