lazyscience:gritsinmisery:drugbutterfly:billiam-spockspeare:Capitalism will put the bill on your gra
lazyscience:gritsinmisery:drugbutterfly:billiam-spockspeare:Capitalism will put the bill on your grave and harass your grieving family until they payI hate everythingMy paternal grandmother died intestate and seriously in debt, because of her habit of filling out every credit card application she was sent and using them to buy the junk advertised on late-night television, and then not paying the bills. She had no will; she had no money; she had no property; everything was sold when she went into end-of-life care because America. Her only child (my father) was not the executor of her (nonexistent) will nor an heir, and not required to pay her debts. Her creditors came after him anyway, trying to shame him into paying debts that were not legally his. Luckily he’s a cranky ol’ SOB and was even twenty-four years ago, and answered every slimy, “Don’chu feel obliged to see to ya mama’s debts?” with, “Hell, no.” (And the occasional, “If you hadn’t given a crazy old lady with no income a credit card, you wouldn’t be in this situation. It’s not my problem.”) Because had he even waffled on the subject during one of those calls he would have been legally liable for them, and those sons-of-bitches record every conversation just in case they can catch you that way. You’ll notice the OP handed over the deceased’s lawyer’s info, but NOTHING ELSE.TL;DR: Never EVER admit responsibility for another’s debt, no matter how close you are to them.Yep. They can’t make you pay, don’t give them even a shred of a sliver of indication that you’re assuming the responsibility. “Not my debt. Not my problem.” If you’re really nice/on the off chance it will make them stop calling, “Here’s the executor’s contact information (if you know it/there even is one.)” NOTHING else. -- source link