I am in no way tied to any of her finances, but I will be the one to have to give notice/close out her accounts.
My dad died 5 years ago and he had no debt, so I understand how it normally works.
My mother has a reverse mortgage, credit cards, loans. You name it, she has it all - except for any money to pay for these things. She also has no end of life plans or arrangements so I will get the tab on that.
I am thinking of getting a burner phone and email to give to creditors when I call to close out her accounts. I understand the creditors turn into vultures with anyone they can get their hands on in these circumstances.
I will be very clear that I am not taking responsibility for her account(s), but only giving notice of her death.
Any advice welcome.
Submitted May 01, 2018 at 09:27AM by oldschool54 https://ift.tt/2rahdeI
