<prompt> Human: Basically, my father passed away without a will or really any estate the city has a lien on his vehicle and there was 1000 left in his bank account. I am 23, his youngest daughter, and due to circumstance ended up handling most of his funeralstuff. I live four states and nine hundred miles away from where he lived, although I was there for the funeral. He was renting his house from the city, paid for his own ACelectricity. When I was there, I called various places to shut down his internet, etc- also called the power company, explained the situation, and asked his account to ended. They asked for my basic contact info, confirmed who I was, and that was that.About a month later, I received a bill of around 300 under my dads name, from the power company. I didnt realize they were asking my contact info in order to send me his final bill! Complete honesty, I did not know what to do about that bill. It hadnt even been enough time for me to file an affidavit for his bank account. Ive spent the last year doing national service AmeriCorps and hardly even have that much money in my account at one time. I put it out of my mind because the last two months have been a nightmare of moving, job hunting, grieving, and traveling across the country. However I woke up this morning in a straight panic remembering the bill.I called the power company, and they let me know that they sent the bill to collections yesterday. just passed the 60 day mark. I feel like an idiot. The woman on the phone apologized, but also seemed confused as to why I was upset. Not at her, she was very helpful. Since, the bill is completely under his name and account. I am not linked to the account or bill in any way, besides them having my contact info. So... Theres a collection agency out there now trying to collect money from a dead man. I have been handling his affairs, but am not officially anything. I did file an affidavit for his bank account, and moved the money into mine. I havent spent a cent yet. What should I do here? I can call the collection agency and give them the money. What if I dont? Will it ever come back to me? Is this something that is best left untouched, or will it blow up later? I am completely out of my depth here... Any advice is appreciated.tldr: after my dad died, his electric bill went to me. I didnt pay it, the bill went to collections. Its under my dads name. What should I do?  <response>: Nothing. Call the utility company if you like and tell them they wont be getting their money.It was your dads debt, and it dies with him.If he had had substantial assets when he passed, then I believe all current bills would have had to be paid before you got anything, but thats a moot point for your question. 