IANAL, but I think at that point it becomes a bad debt, rather than debtors trying to collect from the heirs.
I hope.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Jun 26, 2007 7:07:47 pm PDT #4933 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
bon bon - Jun 26, 2007 7:11:35 pm PDT #4934 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I think amych is right, but I don't have particular reason to think that, it just makes sense.
meara - Jun 26, 2007 7:14:31 pm PDT #4935 of 10001
So if someone without a ton of money knows they're dying, is there really any incentive NOT to run up a ton of fun debt?
Typo Boy - Jun 26, 2007 7:15:04 pm PDT #4936 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Only the estate is liable. Heirs normally are not liable for anything beyond the what the estate can pay; there are rare cases where accepting a legacy may involve accepting more liabilities than assets, but (as in with any legacy) you always have the option of the not accepting the inheritance.
dcp - Jun 26, 2007 7:16:08 pm PDT #4937 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I knew about theremins. I did not know about singing Tesla coils: [link]
amych - Jun 26, 2007 7:16:42 pm PDT #4938 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
So if someone without a ton of money knows they're dying, is there really any incentive NOT to run up a ton of fun debt?
Is this for some sort of ficcy purposes? Because if not, and you're dying, you have to take us all out for drinkies first.
§ ita § - Jun 26, 2007 7:18:12 pm PDT #4939 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
LOTS of drinkies.
Vortex - Jun 26, 2007 7:34:35 pm PDT #4940 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Wasn't there a case in England where a guy was told he had three months to live, so he quit his job and ran up his credit cards, and then the doctor said "oops, got that a bit wrong, you'll be fine" and now he's suing?
meara - Jun 26, 2007 7:36:18 pm PDT #4941 of 10001
Because if not, and you're dying, you have to take us all out for drinkies first.
As far as I know, I am not dying any more than anyone else. Which is to say, I do not believe myself to be immortal.
But I"ll totally take you for drinkies if I am dying faster.
tommyrot - Jun 26, 2007 7:41:26 pm PDT #4942 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Enough drinkies will make you die faster.