About Kathleen Eads Expertise Having spent almost a decade with a Commercial Collection agency, Kathleen
can answer questions related to collections~calls, motivating debtors to pay,
skip-tracing. She now works for National Skip Trace Network (NSTN), providing
premier technological Directory Assistance to the collections (www.nstn.net)
industry via the internet.
Experience
Past/Present clients Travelers Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, CNA Insurance, USF & G, Liberty Mutual, ACS, Asst Acceptance, Pinnacle, Penncro, Superior Asset Mgmt, PRM, Collins Financial, CBE Group
Question My father passed away more than a year ago and left a credit card debt, this credit card is on his name only, my mother did not sign anything,my father gave her a card as authorized user, Is she responsible for his debt, my father have no will or estate.
Thank you,
Tess (California)
Answer Tess,
Your parents lived in a community property state, where debts incurrred by either spouse would be considered a "shared" debt, so to speak.
I have included a link that will explain this for you in more detail.
