<prompt> Human: So to give a little context to this, my father passed away in October of 2012. Before his passing he had a brain operation, and had been paying off the bills until he passed.In Hawaii, the partner of the deceased must take over these expenses and pay them. My mother who was already retired at the time, has almost no income at all except for around 2k a month for her SS. That being said, the hospital still demands over 53k and have been threatening to take legal action against her and possibly take a warrant out for her.My mother is alone, living in a 1 12 bedroom apartment, paying 1k in rent and the rest of her income on surviving.She does not have the means to pay for this and theyre asking for 400-500 a month to pay off the bills, which she can not afford.Her credit cards are maxed and her credit is shot.She lost her husband, has no job and is being forced to pay these bills.If theres any advice it would be greatly appreciated, I do not want my mother to live the rest of her life like this.Assistant: The amounts here are large enough and the stakes are high enough that its probably time to talk to an attorney about whether the debt is legal, if bankruptcy is a good option, etc. The kind folks over at rlegaladvice can likely point you in the right direction.Human: Would my mother be able to apply for bankruptcy? She doesnt own anything, no car, no house, no property. She has nothing.She has been seeing an attorney about it but their advice is let them take you to court, and well fight it in court  <response>: If shes already seeing an attorney, she is likely getting better advice than anything you can get here. As for bankruptcy, the whole point of bankruptcy is to start over and erase unpayable debts--whether or not this is a good idea for her or not is a very complex question and one she would need to discuss with a lawyer familiar with Hawaii laws and the specifics of her situation. 