Legally, who is responsible for a deceased parent and their bills? ?
If the bills are not in your name then you are not responsible. But if you are living in the house then it is evident that you would want to continue to pay those bills, like lights and gas, etc. Just keep a record. Do not pay any medical bills or other debts. They are no one's responsibility if they are not in your name. Once an attorney has been contacted they will notify any creditors and they will have a certain amount of time to make a claim. If you all decide to keep the estate and not abandon it then you will have to pay those creditors if they do indeed make a claim. But then and only then will you pay any other debts. Funeral costs: it is the parent of 4 children, morally the right thing to do is come together and split the cost. Legally no one is responsible since there is no will or living trust. Since there is no will or living trust a personal representative will be appointed by the court. Generally, the next of kin (i.e. one of the children). It is UGRENT to contact an attorney. One who will do a free consultation to help you decide if it is in the best interest monetarily to fight for the estate. They will help you with this. It depends what state this is taking place in each state is different. Here is one example of a site that I found of a checklist. If there is no Will and there are sufficient assets to probate (typically, at least $15,000 in Virginia), then the Court will appoint an administrator and the assets of the Decedent will be distributed according to state law. This situation is referred to by some as having the state write a Will for you. All states have a set of laws relating to intestate succession (transfer of property after dying without a Will), and the states decide who gets which assets if someone dies without a Will.
Should I keep paying my Mom's bills?
I'm only 18 , I work at mcdonalds. Every job I've had I've always have to pay my mama's bills , she's had job offers but don't wanna work cause she doesn't like nursing home so she doesn't want to , now school is coming up and I have to pay her car note and get my brother's hair cut. Then i had to pay the deposit for our apartment, put gas in the car, money to put on the lights, almost everything I can't even start my senior year cause I won't have the money to even get my hair done. She has taken all my checks really I can't even pay my phone bill ! She work for the school also but they don't get paid until the 30th in Sept . Should I keep paying for everything , cause every time I want to get something for myself she says I'm being selfish , I'm tried of giving her all my checks , I want a little money to do stuff, I don't even know when I can start school !
I sold my moms home after she went to a nursing home an now i hear my brother is fighting the sale?
I am not an attorney but very familiar with nursing homes and guardianship/conservatorship. Your brother has NO leg to stand on. First of all, your mother is still alive, therefore, the house is not up for grabs by family, so to speak. Acting on behalf of your mother, she required nursing home care and you sold her home to help pay for her care. It would be different if you sold your mother's home and you personally took the money and went on an extended vacation to Hawaii for six months. People of course can sue and try to hold up things in court, but he will be laughed out of court by a judge. In all states legal guardian and conservatorship means that a court (judge) made the decision that you would be in these positions. Someone else mentioned something about a POA, and FYI....a POA is different than legal guardianship and conservatorship. You don't need to spend money on an attorney. If your brother actually tries to take you to court, take copies of the nursing home bills, copies of documents showing the sale of the home went to your mother's care that is all you need. Your brother has no right to your mother's home....she is still alive, and it is her home.....her money, and it is being used to take of "her"...not him.
My mom requires me to pay back for taking care of me for my entire life. Should I pay everything back to her?
Not only no, but hell no. She should be ashamed of even asking you.It was her choice to have a child. If she didn’t want a child, she had a choice to protect herself from getting pregnant.She has no right to ask for any type of reimbursement, for her having a child, especially from the child she raised.Shame on her, for her audacity, to even ask this of a child.How about asking her for your inheritance. That should slap her in the face. This is outrageous behavior, for a grown woman. Takes a lot of balls to ask you for money, to raid you. Tell her to get it from your dad. I bet he isn’t even in this equation. I’m I right? I know. Forget it. And that’s what you need to do. Move on. You don’t need this woman in your life. She’s cruel and evil.Good luck. I hope things will work out for you. I’m very supportive of you, for having the courage to ask for our opinions, in this regard.I love my kids. I would never ask them, such a thing. It seems so outrageous, to me, in light of the fact I lost a child in a drowning accident, 36 years ago, the 27th of November. My mother-in-law blamed me, because I was on a trip. I was a flight attendant. I could not be working and home, at the same time. But it was my fault. This sounds like your mother.Id tell her to go to hell, before I’d give her a dime.The best of everything.Chris
Am I responsible for my father's debt according to Indian law. Please help.?
You are not liable to pay the debts taken by your father .Recovery can be made from his estate which he may leave behind and which you inherit.Recovery from you can be effected if you stand surety for the repayment of the money borrowed by your father or in case you are a co borrower.You cannot be made liable to pay from your pocket or personal properties.Now a days in some states for example in Punjab a notification has been issued by the Government of Punjab permitting a person to transfer his properties to any one or more of his legal representatives without the Payment of stamp duty, registration fee and other levied expenses irrespective of the value of the property being transferred.The said transfer deed is duly registered in the office of the Sub registrar of property.I would advise you to get the properties of your father transferred in the name of your family member so as to save it from being mortgaged or sold by your father. Can't pen down more but understand what I mean to convey.In this way the said properties will be saved and the transferee shall become the absolute owner of the said transferred properties in place of your father.Above is a simple advise to help you sort out your issue and does not confer a legal advise to form client attorney relationship.
I want to cancel my pink angel credit card?
I got this credit card at the store because at first I though it was just something that would stay inside the store like a rewards card, but then I found out that it actually interacts with my credit. This is my first credit card. I ve seen my mom struggle with her credit a lot, so I want to keep mine close to perfect as possible. I have received the card in the mail and have search online for how to cancel it, but it seems like it s hidden deep inside Victoria s Secret website, like they really want people to keep these cards open. Is my credit hurt now that I ve opened this? I haven t used it at all & I have no payments due on it or anything.
How would you react to your mother asking you to pay all of the bills in return for her giving you the house when she dies?
When parents transfer property to children there can be tax obligations (income tax owed on a gift), and in certain cases property transfers can be financially undone if the parent requires medical or nursing home care under Medicaid within a certain number of years following the property transfer. You need to evaluate all the financial pros and cons before agreeing to this. It might be beneficial and it might be a financial nightmare. Mom might live two more years or forty two more years. Property values can increase or decrease. Taxes and insurance usually only increase in cost.If one gifts or transfers assets prior to this look-back period, there is no penalization. The date of one's Medicaid application is the date that one's look-back period begins. In 49 states and D.C, the look back period is 60 months. In California, the look back period is 30 months.Jan 21, 2019How the Medicaid Look-Back Period Works - Medicaid Planning ...
Is a dementia patient responsible for the debts they make while not of sound mind?
Yes; my mom ran up over $20k in debt with her credit cards. My aunt (who is 91) has started doing the same thing. And there are no end of stories of people in the early stages of dementia who are preyed upon by scam artists. (Some time you can catch the scammer, but many get away with it.)If you are a friend or relative of the person with dementia, make sure someone checks their pile of bills when visiting. My cousin just called me in desperation about the mountain of unpaid bills she found at my aunt’s home.Early in her disease, my mother stopped being able to write out a check. Instead, she was giving blank checks (!) to her landlord and cable TV company. She was able to hand a clerk in the store a credit card, so that was how she “covered her tracks,” so her friends and I wouldn’t know anything was amiss. She always had plenty of food and new clothes. (Yes, she was still driving! Driving to the mall and buying clothes were the last things she forgot how to do!)When visiting my mom, I noticed a returned blank check from a credit card company with a note saying they couldn’t accept a blank check. Other bills were months in arrears because she couldn’t write the check to pay. This was a huge red flag for me! When she went into the bathroom, I noticed that she was simply charging everything she bought onto 3 credit cards. And, the credit card companies were raising her credit limits!Luckily, I was able (with her cooperation) to call her lawyer, (who paid us a house call) and take power of attorney. I had my name added to her account and paid off her bills before she spent all of her cash.Losing the ability to manage money (in someone who has always been fiscally responsible) is an early sign of dementia. If you are an acquaintance or friend of the person showing symptoms, any symptoms, don’t hesitate to track down and call a close family member and tell them what you’ve observed. Three of my mom’s friends called me to report odd behavior before I realized what was going on, and I’m so grateful they went to the trouble to call me.