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by BillyMaize 4607 days ago
This is why I simply will never inherit my parents estate when they die, I don't want to risk inheriting their debts no matter what I'm told. My mother inherited her fathers estate with all of her brothers and sisters only to find out that because Grandpa had a huge expensive operation that the estate actually owed money. Luckily she was able to somehow get her name off of the inheritance after the fact.
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> I don't want to risk inheriting their debts

You can't. Once the estate's gone, the creditors can pound sand because the person they contracted with is gone and all their assets are gone, too. They can't come after anyone else.

> Luckily she was able to somehow get her name off of the inheritance after the fact.

I seriously doubt this is possible even in theory.