Originally Posted by
jasperandchar
cath I am not prying but it sounds like you are having to pay for some of your brothers bills (just reading between the lines) and perhaps I'm reading wrong but you don't have to pay any debts unless they are willed to you (in a will) and even then you can refuse. If your brother had a will and had/has any monies in the bank then an announcement in posted in a newspaper and all parties owed $ need to respond to the lawyer with their legitiment claim but if there is no will and for example your brother owed rent, then the landlord will not get his rent but they can't legally go after you.