My mother recently passed away and now the credit card companies are trying to collect approx $9,000 of debt from me. She lived alone and took care of her own finances. She was not frivolous or anything. The day she passed away she had about $450 in her checking account and approx $1,000 in...

My Mother has no other assets except her house, which she has put into a trust to be passed down to her four children. She has been diagnosed with terminal brian cancer, and can no longer work, so the kids take care of her. She has an outstanding credit bill that is stacking up quickly with the...

I have been reading that I am not responsible for the debt but any assets have to be used to pay for debt. My mother had had no will. Does the assets include the income tax return money and any money received from a state retirement plan? Also, do we have to contact creditors to tell them she is...

My Mom sold her house and three days later she died. I am an only child and sole heir. When I went to the closing I found she had put my name on the deed to the house with her as joint tenants after my Dad had passed away in 1998. I was given two checks for the sale price. One in my name...

Am I liable for my deceased mother's credit card debt? I also had an extra authorized card, but the account was hers.