J
Jolen
Guest
I live in New Jersey and am the executor for an old friend.
Iwas able to find what I thought were all his assets and liabilities. Creditors were paid and all remaining assets were transferred to his son, his sole heir.
After the will was probated, I discovered that his son hid two credit cards from me and began using them as his own.
Now,the two credit card companies want me to pay what
they perceive to be the deceased's debt to them. The estate no longer has any assets since the sole heir sold the home he inherited and has disappeared.
The credit card companies want their money (a substantial amount) from me and have implied I will be sued to settle the claims they have filed. Am I personally responsible for these debts even though I did not know they existed when the will was probated?
Iwas able to find what I thought were all his assets and liabilities. Creditors were paid and all remaining assets were transferred to his son, his sole heir.
After the will was probated, I discovered that his son hid two credit cards from me and began using them as his own.
Now,the two credit card companies want me to pay what
they perceive to be the deceased's debt to them. The estate no longer has any assets since the sole heir sold the home he inherited and has disappeared.
The credit card companies want their money (a substantial amount) from me and have implied I will be sued to settle the claims they have filed. Am I personally responsible for these debts even though I did not know they existed when the will was probated?