Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in New York

Surviving spouse financial responsibility to deceased debt

If you are married and you do not have any joint charge accounts or loans. Any loans or charges made were without spousal agreement or signature. What is the surviving spouses financial responsibility for the deceased's debt.


Asked on 5/23/01, 1:39 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Garry Hanlon

Re: Surviving spouse financial responsibility to deceased debt

If there is no signature on the debt, and the assets

all transfer directly by reason of being held jointly

with rights of survivorship, there will be no

obligation to pay Efforts by the credit card

companies to collect could result in harrasment

actions against them

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Answered on 6/22/01, 10:31 pm


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