s the spouse responsible for medical bills after death of a spouse in Colorado?
Yes. The estate is responsible for all debts, including medical bills.
Indirectly, the estate is responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. Only after they are resolved can the estate be closed and any remainder distributed to the spouse.
no.
His estate will be responsible. Indirectly, the wife will either have to pay it or get a smaller inheritance.
The estate will be responsible. The spouse is going to pay indirectly as they cannot inherit until the bills are resolved.
You don't pay medical bills if you're in the military. Healthcare is free for you and your family. If you die on Active Duty, your family gets death benefits and your SGLI (life insurance). You don't pay medical bills if you're in the military. Healthcare is free for you and your family. If you die on Active Duty, your family gets death benefits and your SGLI (life insurance).
It can depend upon how the admission papers were worded or what kind of written agreement the family had with the medical caregivers, but as a GENERAL RULE, no. The deceased's 'estate' and any of its assets, becomes responsible AFTER the payment of any valid medical insurance that was in effect at the time of death is applied.
In Kentucky the estate will be responsible for the medical bills of the deceased. Only after they are resolved can the estate be closed and any remainder distributed.
Well, not you personally. But your father's estate will have to settle the outstanding liabilities. If your family cannot agree on a executor, the court will appoint one. The executor's job is to see that all bills are paid prior to distribution of the estate to the heirs.
In Massachusetts it is the responsibility of the estate to pay the medical bills of the deceased. Only after they are resolved can the estate be closed and any remainder distributed.
Unless they have agreed to do so in a written document, there is no legal requirement. It would be different if they had been married.