But don’t issues such as hospital bills, or any debts, pass on to the estate of the deceased? I understand you personally were not liable, and you got the hospital to stop sending you bills. But did your father have an estate? And if so, did they bill the estate?
As far as I know all medical bills are to be paid out of the estate that are not covered by insurance, of course.
No. In law, the only thing that survives are debts owed by you.
I paid for the funeral expenses since they were my responsibility.
I thank God that I wasn’t crippled by debt. $500,000 is not something most people have on hand.