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===Estates=== Relatives of deceased people do not necessarily themselves have to pay the debts of the deceased,<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/business/04dead.html | title= You're Dead? That Won't Stop the Debt Collector| first=David|last=Streitfeld| work=The New York Times |date=4 March 2009}}</ref> but debts must be paid by the deceased person's [[Estate (law)|estate]]. However, where a deceased person is the co-owner of property that is secured by their debt, it may be possible for the creditor to force the sale of the property to satisfy the debt.
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