Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Family Responaible for Debts

Will I be legally responsible for paying my deceased Mother's credit card bill? The credit card was in her name only. She had no will or estate. We did have a joint bank account with a little money in it for the funeral. Will I be legally responsible to use the rest of the money in the account for the credit card bill?


Asked on 1/20/05, 11:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Joel Selik www.SelikLaw.com

Re: Family Responaible for Debts

Technically you need to use anything that was hers to pay bills. I have had clients who simply write deceased on the envelope and send it back and they were not pursued.

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Answered on 1/21/05, 7:46 am


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