<p>This situation happened in Germany. Laws are probably different there. Here though, thre are some states that, IIRC, make a family member can get stuck with a deceased parends debt. In some cases, the heirs would close the estate and fail to pay medical or credit card debt and then take the $ from the estate . <a href=“http://www.cardratings.com/dying-with-credit-card-debt.html?WT.qs_osrc=FXN”>http://www.cardratings.com/dying-with-credit-card-debt.html?WT.qs_osrc=FXN</a></p>