Medical Bills
Options
oriontj
Member Posts: 375
There were questions asked on who has to pay?
If you live in a community property state you are responsible for a deceased spouse debts and medical bills.
If you don't..his/her money goes to the survivor depending on how the will is written. You are not responsible for their debts or medical bills UNLESS you signed as a guaranter for twhat the insurance doesn't pay.
I remember when Tom first started out here in our town..they were insistent that I sign and I refused. Told them no, I wouldn't be responsible for anything the insurance didn't cover. I heard well you are his wife. My comment was no I won't sign, the law doesn't require me to do so.
Indiana is not a community property state so I would not be responsible.
Don't sign papers unless you know what you are signing. Even when I had my knee surgeries, I didn't have my husband sign anything...
They can slip those papers in and might not know what you're signing.
jan
If you live in a community property state you are responsible for a deceased spouse debts and medical bills.
If you don't..his/her money goes to the survivor depending on how the will is written. You are not responsible for their debts or medical bills UNLESS you signed as a guaranter for twhat the insurance doesn't pay.
I remember when Tom first started out here in our town..they were insistent that I sign and I refused. Told them no, I wouldn't be responsible for anything the insurance didn't cover. I heard well you are his wife. My comment was no I won't sign, the law doesn't require me to do so.
Indiana is not a community property state so I would not be responsible.
Don't sign papers unless you know what you are signing. Even when I had my knee surgeries, I didn't have my husband sign anything...
They can slip those papers in and might not know what you're signing.
jan
0
Comments
Discussion Boards
- All Discussion Boards
- 6 CSN Information
- 6 Welcome to CSN
- 121.2K Cancer specific
- 2.8K Anal Cancer
- 440 Bladder Cancer
- 306 Bone Cancers
- 1.6K Brain Cancer
- 28.4K Breast Cancer
- 391 Childhood Cancers
- 27.9K Colorectal Cancer
- 4.6K Esophageal Cancer
- 1.2K Gynecological Cancers (other than ovarian and uterine)
- 12.9K Head and Neck Cancer
- 6.3K Kidney Cancer
- 666 Leukemia
- 789 Liver Cancer
- 4.1K Lung Cancer
- 5.1K Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin)
- 235 Multiple Myeloma
- 7.1K Ovarian Cancer
- 53 Pancreatic Cancer
- 486 Peritoneal Cancer
- 5.3K Prostate Cancer
- 1.2K Rare and Other Cancers
- 532 Sarcoma
- 717 Skin Cancer
- 647 Stomach Cancer
- 190 Testicular Cancer
- 1.5K Thyroid Cancer
- 5.8K Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
- 6.3K Lifestyle Discussion Boards