我年已70多岁,多年来,一直依靠儿子来负担我的生活。最近,我儿子因病去世。有人告诉我,遗产应当先偿还债务,但这些年来,儿子做生意亏了本,欠下了不少债,把他的遗产全部拿去还债也还不够。请问,继承遗产是否应当先清偿债务? 父母是法定继承人,可以以第一顺序继承人的身份继承子女的遗产。但是,我国《继承法》第33条规定:“继承遗产应当清偿被继承人依法应当缴纳的税款和债务,缴纳税 I am over 70 years old and have been relying on my son for many years to live my life. Recently, my son died of illness. Someone told me that inheritance should pay off debts first, but in recent years her son has lost his business and owed a lot of debts. It is not enough to take all his legacy to repay debts. Excuse me, should inheritance continue to pay off debts? Parents are legally heirs and inherit the children's inheritance in the capacity of the first successor. However, Article 33 of China's ”Inheritance Law“ stipulates: ”Inheritance should pay off the taxes and debts that should be paid by the heirs in accordance with the law, pay taxes