Q: My sister left me a note saying she needs 200 for cable bill said I can't use estate account because bill in my name
I thought when you open up estate account its for house bills
A:
Your question is unclear, but I will take a stab at this. The estate account is to pay bills necessary to manage and preserve assets for the ESTATE. Unless the deceased person is going to be watching a lot of cable TV, that is not an 'estate' bill, and shouldn't be paid past the date of death (if there is an arrearage owed at the time of death, that may be an estate debt of course....)
It sounds VERY much like you need to have an attorney help you with the estate -- this is often technical and sometimes not so clear, and to best insure you don't get yourself into trouble, it makes sense to hire an attorney to help! Seek local counsel ASAP.
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