• 420sixtynine [any,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Could you, in theory take out a bunch of credit cards, cut off your family, buy expensive things leave it to them in the will for them to sell without dropping the debt on them?

      • 420sixtynine [any,comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        If you did it sufficiently before you die though and without a paper trail…

        I should really try and figure this out just in case I do get seriously sick

    • shitstorm [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Your family cannot inherit your stuff if you have outstanding debt. All debts have to be paid out of the inheritance or you can forfeit it.

      • 420sixtynine [any,comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Ok I think I'm starting to get it, you can't actually leave it to them in a will but what about burying gold? If you do it with no paper trail would that work?

        • shitstorm [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Potentially? I am not a lawyer, but I imagine it could go either way. The IRS might decide to investigate why your family got a sudden jump in income.

          • 420sixtynine [any,comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            Where do they go if no one is there to pay them? Let's say you cut off all your family, legally and everything, and buried gold purchased with credit cards

            • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              I thought they aren't on the hook if thy don't cosign. You wouldn't need to cut them off for them not to be involved in a contract between you and the company. They wouldn't need to show up to work if you died and the only reason you show up is a contract.

            • Vegan69 [comrade/them]
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              4 years ago

              Literally your family. Doesn't matter if you "cut them off" or whatever