I live in Illinois, but the situation would apply to Kentucky Law
I was just curious and a little worried. Since getting married I have found out that my mother-in-law owes a considerable amount of money in college loans (probably exceeding $100,000) and probably other debts too that we aren't aware of. She has no real assets, no job and no income of any kind. She's currently staying with us after the death of her long-time significant other. They were never legally married and his children received all of his estate according to his will. I know that debts, such as credit cards are written off and not the responsibility of the children when a person passes away and has no money or assests to pay their remaining debts. But I wanted to make sure that also applied to college debt. My mother-in-law spent years going to college and racking up bills, but never got a job to begin paying off those debts. She basically just went back and took more classes so that the debt would remain in deferment. Will this come back to haunt us and her other children when she passes? If so is there anything that we can do now to help lessen the burden?
I was just curious and a little worried. Since getting married I have found out that my mother-in-law owes a considerable amount of money in college loans (probably exceeding $100,000) and probably other debts too that we aren't aware of. She has no real assets, no job and no income of any kind. She's currently staying with us after the death of her long-time significant other. They were never legally married and his children received all of his estate according to his will. I know that debts, such as credit cards are written off and not the responsibility of the children when a person passes away and has no money or assests to pay their remaining debts. But I wanted to make sure that also applied to college debt. My mother-in-law spent years going to college and racking up bills, but never got a job to begin paying off those debts. She basically just went back and took more classes so that the debt would remain in deferment. Will this come back to haunt us and her other children when she passes? If so is there anything that we can do now to help lessen the burden?