My father passed away recently but had a credit card account that had my mom as an authorized user, can she still use the card?
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My father passed away recently but had a credit card account that had my mom as an authorized user, can she still use the card?
My father passed away recently. He had a credit card account that had my mom as an authorized user. She has a card in her own name from the account. She wants to know if she can still use the card or should she contact the bank and cancel the account?
Asked on February 11, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Alabama
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your mother is an authorized user on the credit card per an account that her deceased husband set up, she can still continue using the credit card and make timely monthly payments on it.
If she feels uncomfortable about doing so, then she can cancel that account after making her last payment, shred the credit card she was using and apply for an account in her own name. Her choice.
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