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By: Patti Urban, CDP, GCM What happens to credit cards, mortgages, medical bills, and other debts when someone dies? The answers may surprise you. Losing a parent, spouse, or loved one is emotionally overwhelming. In addition to grieving, families often find themselves sorting through paperwork, financial accounts, unpaid bills, and questions they never anticipated having to answer. Then the phone calls begin. A credit card company wants payment. A medical bill arrives. Some