by Aquatic Eagle on July 23rd, 2009

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Father has lots of tax debt. Parents divorce and mother still has to help pay it off. Years later father dies. Does mother still have the tax obligation?

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by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on July 23rd, 2009
Unfortunately, yes. It is tax liability incurred while they were married.
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by Grant aka Guybrush Threepwood on July 23rd, 2009
when you die, all unpaid debts pass on to family members or in this case, the spouse.
yes she has to pay.
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- Yes but they got divorced a decade ago and he's been remarried and even after that his ex-wife (my mother) has still had obligations. Now if he were to die shouldn't the balance go to his new wife and not to his ex-wife?
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  by Aquatic Eagle on July 23rd, 2009
- yes it does, unless he had a financial agreement with his ex wife that is not paid off. like i said, the spouse.
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by DudeLer 2 on August 5th, 2009
the dad dies, all his debt dies with him. all his credit card debt. that is one of the good thing about dieing. no more credit card debt. the mother could file bank rupcy.
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- Debt does not die when a person dies unless it is federally backed student loans.
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  by Aquatic Eagle on August 5th, 2009
- credit card debt dies with the person involved dies.
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  by DudeLer 2 on August 5th, 2009
- Not automatically. The credit company can choose to take the loss if the amount is insignificant but if the credit company chooses to they can get the debt from the next of kin or the assets of the deceased.
  
  Also, you originally said that all debt dies with the deceased and that's just not true.
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  by Aquatic Eagle on August 6th, 2009
- its getting harder and harder to get out of paying one's debts.
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  by DudeLer 2 on August 6th, 2009
- It's to be expected. It's debt not a gift.
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  by Aquatic Eagle on August 7th, 2009
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