Can someone please explain exactly who debt works in relationto death? I understand it means you owe money, but if my parents die owing a bunch of money and leave stuff to me, do I inherit their debt as well? Do I have to pay their medical bills?
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> owing a bunch of money and leave stuff to me, do I inherit their debt as well? Do I have to pay their medical bills?
Yes. At least that is how it works here. All of their belongings, good and bad ones, go into the estate. That means for instance their house, but also their medical debt.
If the net estate looks like it will have negative value, you can refuse the inheritance. In that case, at least here in Belgium, the estate goes to the government (if all of the inheritors refuse it).
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