What happens to my parents debt when they die?

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asked Mar 11, 2018 in Law & Legal by sharp tack (400 points)
What happens to my parents debt when they die?

When my parents die what happens to their debt? Does the debt transfer to the children of the deceased parents and are the children responsible for parents debt when the parents die?

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answered Mar 12, 2018 by Cicero (4,320 points)
When your parents die the debt will not be passed on to you as long as your name is not on any of the debts that they owe.

If they have property or other possessions such as a house, car etc then the creditors might try to take back that stuff to pay back the debt but that doesn't always happen.

Most times the debt will just be written off after your parents death and nothing more will happen.

The debt collectors cannot come after the kids to pay their parents debt so no need to worry.

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