I am being sued for my late husband's unpaid medical bills.
by Karisma
(Hillsboro, OR, Washington)
I am being sued for my late husband's unpaid medical bills.
My husband passed away three weeks ago and a debt collection agency filed a lawsuit against me two weeks ago.
The summons has my name on it because I am the wife, but these unpaid bills are entirely my husband's. He received the services. I wasn't even with him during his hospital visits.
The total amount is around 23,000.
I live in Oregon, which is not a community property state. I work minimum wage. Is it possible that I won't be to pay his debt? Will the judge garnished my income, most likely?
Is there any way that I won't have to pay the debt and my income remains untouched?
Please help--your advice is desperately needed. What should I do?