What is the name of your state? KY
My father died, with a will, which has been probated. Due to limited assets, the court dispensed with probate ($9,000 truck with a $2,000 lien and a mobile home on a rented lot). I've paid almost all the smaller debts including the truck lien. The rest, about $1,000 worth excluding medical bills, will be paid shortly. Yesterday I received a call from a law firm representing dad's credit card company (I contacted the company in January, 07, when dad died to close account). The lawyer said if I paid $7,500 by this coming Monday, they'd settle the account. I told them I couldn't do that, then he suggested I transfer dad's charge to my charge card. I told them it wasn't my debt and I had planned to try to sell dad's truck to raise money for the debt, but he said the company wanted paid "now" or they would file a claim against the estate? Does this sound right and can they do that? Is it just "strong arm" tactics? I tried to do the right thing by contacting the credit card company in the first place rather than just ignoring them. Thank you for any advice.
Miss Bea
My father died, with a will, which has been probated. Due to limited assets, the court dispensed with probate ($9,000 truck with a $2,000 lien and a mobile home on a rented lot). I've paid almost all the smaller debts including the truck lien. The rest, about $1,000 worth excluding medical bills, will be paid shortly. Yesterday I received a call from a law firm representing dad's credit card company (I contacted the company in January, 07, when dad died to close account). The lawyer said if I paid $7,500 by this coming Monday, they'd settle the account. I told them I couldn't do that, then he suggested I transfer dad's charge to my charge card. I told them it wasn't my debt and I had planned to try to sell dad's truck to raise money for the debt, but he said the company wanted paid "now" or they would file a claim against the estate? Does this sound right and can they do that? Is it just "strong arm" tactics? I tried to do the right thing by contacting the credit card company in the first place rather than just ignoring them. Thank you for any advice.
Miss Bea