Can creditors be paid from only one heir’s share? | NC

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Q: Can estate creditors be paid from only one heir’s share of inherited property? A: Yes — if the debt belongs only to that one heir, or to that heir’s separate estate, then it generally should be paid only from that heir’s ownership share or that heir’s share of the sale proceeds. The other heirs’ shares should not be used for that separate debt unless they agreed to it, a valid lien reaches…