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Q. If husband and wife did not own together or separately and land, a house, a boat etc. but only rented a home and had no children, is the surviving spouse responsible to pay medical bills that insurance did not cover? — Spouse A. We’re sorry to hear of the loss of your spouse. You’re probably not going to like the answer. A creditor may pursue collection against a spouse for an expense incurred by the other spouse with respect to “necessaries” only where the financial resources of the spouse who incurred the expense are insufficient, unless both spouses agreed to pay the debt, said Catherine…
