<prompt> Human: Ive recently been making calls to close my fathers bank accounts and when I got to an account in which he had a credit card attached to it, they said that his estate was responsibility for his debts after his passing.Ive heard differing opinions on the issue but was ultimately told to consult a lawyer. I was wondering if anyone else has had to go through something similar. I live in California btw, and my father passed away here also  <response>: The credit card company likely has a claim against the estate. In theory, the executoradminstrative may have to liquidate assets to cover debt owed there is a particular order that assets are liquidated in, so consult an attorney to figure this out then assets that are left are distributed according to the will or intestate statute.Descendants are not liable for debts, but if there are insufficient assets in the estate, they may not inherit anything. 