<prompt> Human: My dad years ago opened lots of credit cards in his and my mums name thats another story, and managing to pay off the interest alone has been extremely difficult. So most of the credit cards have been stopped and passed on to debt collection agencies.She just recently sold her mums house as she passed away recently too, so theres a good bit of money in her account. I have third party mandate on her bank account, which means I can withdraw money and write cheques. Ive never had to deal with this before so Ive got no idea what will happen now. So a few basic questions.What now happens to her bank account?Will the credit card debt be automatically be taken out of her account? Should I withdraw the money into my account ASAP? Should I contact the credit card companies?  <response>: Should I withdraw the money into my account ASAP?You need to be very careful. That money isnt yours, it belongs to her estate. Her estate has a responsibility to settle her debts. You need to make sure you do this properly, if youre not sure what youre doing seek help on how to administrate a deceased persons estate. Do not just take money from her accounts. 