<prompt> Human: My father died unexpectedly in 2008 in Florida, where he co-owned several properties with his partner. Shortly after his death, my brother and I hired an estate attorney in Florida to clear our names from the estate and any interest from his properties. We just didnt want to take on ownership responsibility of these properties, unsure of their financial status. Between 2008-2012 we cleaned up any remaining estate issues and debts, etc, and figured everything was in the clear and behind us; Hadnt heard anything for years. Fast forward to last night-- I was served papers stating that one of the houses my dad co-owned with his partner was being foreclosed upon, and Im named as party to the Estate of my deceased father, as well as my brother and our unknown spouses. Apparently his partner hasnt made any payments on the house since 2014. Im wondering if this community can help me figure out 2 questions:1 is it possible I might share any financial burdens in this case? Its our understanding that we cleared any and all of our interests from his property years ago, so why are we being named in this suit?2 Since my name is on this suit as party to the estate, can this hurt my credit score by having my name attached to a foreclosure proceeding?Any advice on how to proceed or clear my name from this will be greatly appreciated!Assistant: First, sounds like the estate wasnt settled properly. Second, that you are a beneficiary of the estate you are not responsible for debts OF the estate. The Personal Representative is responsible for settling all debts prior to distributing remaining assets.If the house was never changed into your name then you have no responsibility for the debt. Now, if the houses are still in the estate aka the estate was never settled they can certainly sue the estate.Whoever handled your estate sounds like they did a terrible job and sounds like the estate was never settled.I have my opinions on this issue and do not think you have any risk nor can have your credit affected but sounds like something you will need legal advice on. I dont want you to state in a reply but my question is who was the Personal Representative of the will? They did an awful job. Now, anybody can SUE anybody they want but will they be able to win is the question. It sounds like the estate was never settled and they have a right to sue the estate and if the Personal Representative distributed assets PRIOR to settling any creditors they can be PERSONALLY responsible for any financial costs to settle any creditors. Whoever was the Personal Representative might have to get their checkbook out and start writing what could be checks for thousands and thousands of dollars.Human: thanks for this thoughtful reply. My brother and I did not claim any financial assets from my father except life insurance, as he didnt really have any money or retirement , and most of his co-owned properties were underwater. Thats why we tried to distance ourselves ASAP. So its my hope that since we did not really receive any benefits from the estate, there cant be any real claim against us.  <response>: To add to the above, its also possible the banks lawyers didnt thoroughly review the probate file and are just trying to cover their bases. Not knowing what persons or entities to sue is more common that youd think and some lawyers will just throw shit at the wall and sort it out by what sticks for the sake of getting a suit on file before the SOL runs. That said, Id still contact a lawyer to ensure your bases are covered as well. Bring any documents you may still have regarding you and your brothers actions following your fathers death to help things along. That will help said lawyer advise if everything was properly sorted by the previous attorney. 