Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Tennessee
My brother was in a nursing home for the last months of his life, he has no hildren or family other than me. The nursing home was sending me bills when he was alive, and I spoke with them and told them I could not write checks or pay bills on his behalf. I asked them to take my name off well they have ramped up the harassment since he has passed. They call me 4 times a day and I was getting bills daily now I am getting certified mail that I refuse to sign for. My brother had no estate or property to go thru probate. The only thing he has is a fifteen hundred dollar checking account that the nursing home wants me to write a check from. I cannot afford the cost or time of going thru probate, I am fine with letting the debtors figure it out. My question is am I legally respoinsible for his bills? and can the nursing home continue to harass me and place my name on delinquent bills that could possibly effect my credit?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Unless you are also on his accounts, a financial custodian of his, or financially responsible for the nursing home stay, you should not be personally responsible for his bills.
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