People have to pay back their credit cards when they die. According to the law, when a person dies, his successor shall pay off the taxes and debts that the decedent should pay according to law within the limit of the actual value of the estate. The part exceeding the actual value of the estate shall be voluntarily repaid by the heir. If the heir renounces inheritance, he may not be liable for paying off the taxes and debts that the decedent should pay according to law.

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Article 16 1 of the Civil Code

The successor shall pay off the taxes and debts payable by the decedent according to law within the limit of the actual value of the inheritance. The part exceeding the actual value of the estate shall be voluntarily repaid by the heir.

If the heir renounces inheritance, he may not be liable for paying off the taxes and debts that the decedent should pay according to law.