Article by Katelyn Hayes
Post by Shawn Chandok
The grief of losing a child is unbearable enough, but as one New York couple found, keeping their dead son’s creditor’s at bay is ever more burdensome. According to this report on FoxNews.com, Roco and Laurie Crimeni are forced to relive the same pain they felt burying their 27-year-old son Vincent — who collapsed and died of a heart attack while playing softball almost a year ago — nearly every time the phone rings.
Why? Because creditors are demanding payment for the debts he left behind. Legally, though, these creditors have no right to do so. If there aren’t any assets left behind, and debts are in the deceased’s name only, family members are not required to pay. Yet this couple is being straight-up harassed over their dead son’s outstanding bills!
My heart goes out to them. They’re just trying to pick up the pieces of their lives, but they aren’t being given the opportunity to move on. Roco had this to say to MYFOXNY.com:
I’m afraid to pick up the phone in my own home,” he said. “That’s the hard part, to tell them my son is dead. How many times do I have to repeat it?”
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I think that it is ridiculous that debt collectors keep coming after this family. They have suffered a tremendous loss and being harassed is absurd!- David Held
ReplyDeleteYeah it is ridiculous. Its the last thing that should be on their minds.
ReplyDelete-Ahmed Al-Salem