If a father dies and all his accounts are joint accounts with his daughter. Can credit card companies come after the daughter/

No. If the accounts were all as Joint with right of survivorship, then they pass to the daughter outside his estate. The credit cards can only file a claim, against the estate.

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Originally Posted by ronnie v

if a father dies and all his accounts are joint accounts with his daughter. can credit card companies come after the daughter/

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Assuming the credit card amts were owed by deceased father, cr card co's can come after the portion of the bank acct that passed to the deceased dad's estate. Executor of the estate is liable to pay estate's debts.

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Originally Posted by somesaltysea

Assuming the credit card amts were owed by deceased father, cr card co's can come after the portion of the bank acct that passed to the deceased dad's estate. Executor of the estate is liable to pay estate's debts.

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If the accounts were joint with right of surviorship, then the total amounts passed to the daughters outside the estate.

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Originally Posted by ronnie v

if a father dies and all his accounts are joint accounts with his daughter. can credit card companies come after the daughter/

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You say all his accounts and then ask about credit card companies coming after the daughter...

Do you mean that the daughter and the father are joint account holders on the credit cards?

Are they joint account holders for other accounts, but the father has credit card debt and you are wondering if the cc can go after the daughter?

Oooh, I may have misunderstood the question. After reading K_2's response and rereading the question, its IS unclear what accounts you are referring to. I assumed it was savings accounts, but if it's the credit card accounts themselves, then yes, if the daughter signed as co-applicant, then she is responsible for the debt if the father dies (and vice versa).

Yep.