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Scenario

When families disagree about medical debt bankruptcy and moral obligation

My adult children want me to file for bankruptcy to protect them from my medical debt but I feel like I'd be abandoning my moral obligation to pay what I owe, and we're at an impasse about what constitutes responsible versus selfish decision-making at this stage of life.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Conflicting definitions of moral duty create paralysis when individual financial choices have clear consequences for family members.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Bankruptcy — the philosophy and the process?”

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