Will my mother have to pay my deceased father’s back medical bill from 1.5 years ago?
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Will my mother have to pay my deceased father’s back medical bill from 1.5 years ago?
His estate has not been processed in probate yet. The bills are in his name and my mother never guaranteed them.
Asked on March 3, 2013 under Estate Planning, Georgia
Answers:
Elena Eckert
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Once your mother files a petition for probate of your father's estate, all creditors will have an opportunity to file a claim withint certain period of time (depending on the state probate laws). Your mother, as an executor of the estate, will be able to reject creditor's claim, in which case the issue will most likely be resolved through probate litigation. If the creditor misses the deadline to file a claim, then your mother will not have to pay that bill.
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If your mother files a petition for probate, the medical bill creditor can file a creditor claim which your mother can reject and which may end up being resolved by negotiation. Maybe the creditor will not file a creditor claim; then she does not have to pay the medical bill.
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