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katie4009
Asked October 2017
If you put your name on an elderly parent's checking account, are you liable for their unpaid bills?
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freqflyer
Oct 2017
Katie, no, you are not liable for your elderly parent's unpaid bills.... unless you had co-signed a credit card or co-signed when they bought something without a credit card.
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