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Asked in Sarasota, FL Jul. 16, 2013 ,  1 answers Visitors: 7
My father died this month. we just learned he filed chapter 13 in Alabama. Are his surviving children responsible for
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Posted on / Aug. 07, 2015 11:56:10

In general, surviving family members have no liability on a deceased debtor's debts unless they in some way guaranteed the debt in a separate transaction or the original note. If a probate estate is opened to administer any assets, creditors will be allowed to file claims against those assets.

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