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Ohio Supreme Court Case: Nursing Facility Could Not Collect Deceased Husband’s Debt from Wife Under Ohio’s Necessaries Law

[01/29/19]

Posted on January 29, 2019 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Published by: Hall Render

Under Ohio’s spousal necessaries law, an individual has a duty to support his or her spouse, which includes the obligation to pay for medical care received by the spouse. A recent Ohio Supreme Court case determined that a creditor must present its claim for unpaid necessaries to the decedent’s estate before the creditor can... READ MORE

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