Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Ohio

Once the person dies you have no more responsibilty as power of attorney and cannot act as power of attorney. If you are appointed as executor you are responsible to make sure that the deceased person's debts are paid from the estate assets. If they do not have enough assets to pay all of their debt the estate will be insolvent and the debts will be paid in order of priroity. An executor does not need to use his or her own assets to pay the estate debts.

Further, the unsecured debt, such as credit card debt, will only be paid by "probate assets". An executor is not personally liable for the debts of the estate.