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Hello,

No children of a deceased are liable for any bills of the parent, unless of course they were co-signers of a loan with the decease or in some other voluntarily assumed responsibility for a loan. Creditors to the estate may, however, have a claim on the assets of the estate before anything can be distributed to heirs.

Therefore, if the entire estate was left to one child, that child would be the only one responsible for paying off the debts of the estate so that that child could claim the remainder as her inheritance. If none of the other siblings inherited anything, they have no responsibility for paying off the debts of the estate.

I hope this helps!


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Expert:	Guru_Guy
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Answered:	1/28/2009

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