Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

wifes responsibility or childrens?

If after a death there are medical bills to be paid, who should be responsible for paying them? Should it be the person who recieved the inheritance (children) or the person who took the life insurance policy out(wife)through her work?


Asked on 9/27/04, 10:30 am

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Re: wifes responsibility or childrens?

The estate of the deceased is responsible for the debts using probate assets. Probate assets are the assets that are in the sole name of the decedent (non-joint accounts, no beneficiary named are what is used to pay for them. If there are no probate assets or not enought, it would be an insolvent estate and after filing it as such, the debts would get eliminated. Call an attorney to review the facts and circumstances.

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Answered on 9/27/04, 2:18 pm


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