Responsibility for Debt

Last updated: 28-Oct-2008

Am I responsible for my parent's debt?

My 72-year-old father has Alzheimer's. I've recently discovered that he's behind on his bills and has run up several thousand dollars of debt on his credit cards. He has few assets in his name. Am I responsible for his debt?
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As my father's guardian, am I responsible for his financial needs if he is unable to meet them?

As guardian over my father, am I responsible for his financial needs if he is unable to meet them?
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How can I reconcile the debt of my late father?

My father recently passed away and has outstanding medical bills. How do I reconcile this debt of bills? What are my options to reduce the debt?
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What happens to an elderly person's credit card at death?

We just found out that my brother-in-law is running up my mother-in-law's credit cards. ($37,000). She is 89 and clueless. If asked, she would have approved all of his purchases. If he continues to pay the minimum due, a total of $1,200/month, at 30% interest, often with late fees added on, what will the credit card companies do when she dies...
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Am I responsible for my father's nursing home bill?

I held my father's power of attorney. In 2004, he lived in a nursing home. In July of that year, he left the home for a different living arrangement. He died in January, 2005. For almost three years, I heard nothing from the home. Then, they "captured" our state tax refund. They claim I owe them a large sum of money...
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From what money are final expenses paid first?

I have been living with my girlfriend for 8 years. She has passed and I have a life insurance policy on her from my work and she owns land with her siblings passed down from her parents. She has never paid a dime for this policy and has no other policy to pay for expenses. Who is required to pay his final debts, creditors and funeral arrangements...
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Is there help for someone under age 65, who has serious illness and little money?

Help! I don't know where to start. My mother, aged 61, who has had peripheral neuropathy (with an open wound) for years, was diagnosed with breast cancer 3 months ago. She has finished chemo, which exacerbated her foot ulcer severely, but wound up in the hospital for a month with a MRSA infection in her bone...
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