What Needs To Be Done Once Someone Dies
When someone you love dies there is a lot that must happen both on personal and legal levels. A funeral must be planned, outstanding debt must be paid, if they owned pets they must be rehomed to name a few. If these tasks become your responsibility, it can be difficult and stressful and take up to a year or more to complete. Often, these tasks will require the assistance of a number of people—lawyers, CPAs and a support network of your friends and family that you can delegate some of the tasks to. In this latest blog we provide a checklist of all the things that must be done to help you with the process. What Needs To Be Done Immediately After Someone Dies Get a legal pronouncement of death If your loved one died in a hospital or nursing home where a doctor was present, the staff will handle this. An official declaration of death is the first step to getting a death certificate, a critical piece of paperwork. However, if your loved one died at home, you will need to get a medical professional to declare her or him dead. Once they have passed, call 911 and
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