What are the laws about debts owed to the deceased?

Question

I borrowed money from a friend and paid it back. We signed a promisory note, but I didn't get receipts when I paid it back. We are extremely good friends .Nothing was wrong until he passed away. His mother found the promisory note and doesn't believe that I paid it back. Can she do anything to me?

Answer 1

She can try to enforce it by suing you. You can present evidence of payments, cancelled checks, witnesses or just your own testimony. The court will decide what happens.

Answer 2

If she is the benificiary of the estate, then she can try. I doubt that she'll get very far since it is your word against a deseased person.